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Anoplolepis steingroeveri gertrudae
| Anoplolepis steingroeveri gertrudae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
| Genus: | Anoplolepis |
| Species: | A. steingroeveri |
| Subspecies: | A. steingroeveri gertrudae |
| Trinomial name | |
| Anoplolepis steingroeveri gertrudae (Forel, 1900)
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| At a Glance | • Limited invasive |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Réunion (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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Biology
Castes
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Specimen labels
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- gertrudae. Plagiolepis steingroeveri r. gertrudae Forel, 1900b: 77 (w.) REUNION.
- Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
- [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
- Type-locality: Réunion I.: (no further data).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Combination in Plagiolepis (Anoplolepis): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1036;
- combination in Anoplolepis (Anoplolepis): Emery, 1925b: 18.
- Subspecies of steingroeveri: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1036; Emery, 1925b: 18; Bolton, 1995b: 67.
- Distribution: Réunion I.
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. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 18, combination in Anoplolepis)
- Forel, A. 1900b. Ponerinae et Dorylinae d'Australie récoltés par MM. Turner, Froggatt, Nugent, Chase, Rothney, J.-J. Walker, etc. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 44: 54-77 (page 77, worker described)