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Anoplolepis custodiens hirsuta
| Anoplolepis custodiens hirsuta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
| Genus: | Anoplolepis |
| Species: | A. custodiens |
| Subspecies: | A. custodiens hirsuta |
| Trinomial name | |
| Anoplolepis custodiens hirsuta (Emery, 1892)
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Somalia (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. |
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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. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- hirsuta. Plagiolepis custodiens var. hirsuta Emery, 1892a: 118 (w.) SOMALIA.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Somalia: Ellahelaj (L. Bricchetti Robecchi).
- Type-depository: MSNG.
- Combination in Anoplolepis (Anoplolepis): Emery, 1925b: 17.
- Subspecies of custodiens: Dalla Torre, 1893: 172; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 932; Emery, 1925b: 17; Bolton, 1995b: 67.
- Distribution: Somalia.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 67, catalogue)
- Emery, C. 1892b. Sopra alcune formiche raccolte dall'Ingegnere L. Bricchetti Robecchi nel paese dei Somali. [concl.]. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 32[=(2(12): 113-122 (page 118, worker described)
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 17, combination in Anoplolepis)