Anoplolepis steingroeveri parsonsi

Anoplolepis steingroeveri parsonsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Plagiolepidini
Genus:	Anoplolepis
Species:	A. steingroeveri
Subspecies:	A. steingroeveri parsonsi
Trinomial name
Anoplolepis steingroeveri parsonsi Santschi, 1937 Specimen Label

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Mozambique, South Africa (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.

• parsonsi. Anoplolepis (Zealleyella) braunsi st. parsonsi Santschi, 1937g: 83 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: South Africa: Barbeton (F.S. Parsons).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of steingroeveri: Bolton, 1995b: 67.
  • Distribution: South Africa.

References

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 67, subspecies of steingroeveri, current status, catalogue)
• Santschi, F. 1937g. Fourmis du Congo et régions limitrophes. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 30: 71-85 (page 83, worker described)