Anochetus splendidulus

Anochetus splendidulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Anochetus
Species:	A. splendidulus
Binomial name
Anochetus splendidulus Yasumatsu, 1940

Identification

Keys including this Species

• Key to Micronesian Ants
• Key to the Anochetus Species of Asia, Melanesia and the Pacific Region

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 9.516666412° to 9.516666412°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Micronesia (Federated States of) (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.

Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• splendidulus. Anochetus splendidulus Yasumatsu, 1940b: 313, fig. 2 (w.q.) MICRONESIA (Caroline Is).
  • Type-material: holotype worker, paratype workers, paratype queens (numbers not stated, “numerous”).
  • Type-locality: holotype Micronesia: Caroline Is, Yap I., Rul, 16.ix.1939 (T. Esaki).
  • Type-depository: KUEC.
  • Status as species: Brown, 1978c: 559, 586; Bolton, 1995b: 65; Clouse, 2007b: 262.
  • Distribution: Micronesia.

References

• Clouse, R. M. 2007. The Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Micronesia. Micronesica. 39(2): 171–296.
• Yasumatsu, K. 1940d. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Ameisenfauna Mikronesiens. I. Die Ameisengattung Anochetus Mayr der Karolinen. Annot. Zool. Jpn. 19: 312-315 (page 313, fig. 2 worker, queen described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Brown Jr., W.L. 1978. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part VI. Ponerinae, Tribe Ponerini, Subtribe Odontomachiti, Section B. Genus Anochetus and Bibliography. Studia Entomologia 20(1-4): 549-XXX
• CSIRO Collection
• Clouse R. M. 2007. The ants of Micronesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Micronesica. 39: 171-295.
• Clouse, R.M. 2007. The ants of Micronesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Micronesica 39(2): 171-295.
• Yasumatsu K. 1940. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Ameisenfauna Mikronesiens. I. Die Ameisengattung Anochetus Mayr der Karolinen. Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 19:312-315.