Aphaenogaster beesoni

Aphaenogaster beesoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Attini
Genus:	Aphaenogaster
Species:	A. beesoni
Binomial name
Aphaenogaster beesoni Donisthorpe, 1933 Specimen Labels

In Pakistan, Aphaenogaster beesoni is found in semiarid habitats, where it is known to disperse seeds (Lakho et al., 2025).

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: India (type locality), Pakistan.

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.

• beesoni. Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) beesoni Donisthorpe, 1933a: 24 (w.) INDIA (Himachal Pradesh).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “a number”).
  • Type-localities: India: Simla, Kotkhal, 5500 ft, 14.v.1924 (C.F.C. Beeson), Simla, Kalala, 8000 ft (C.F.C. Beeson).
  • Type-depository: BMNH.
  • Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 68; Bharti, Guénard, et al. 2016: 33; Rasheed, et al. 2019: 431.
  • Distribution: India, Pakistan.

References

• Bharti, H., Dhiman, N., Bharti, M. and Wachkoo, A. A. 2013. SEM studies on immature stages of Aphaenogaster beesoni Donisthorpe, 1933 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Halteres 4: 68-78.
• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 68, catalogue)
• Donisthorpe, H. 1933a. A new species of Aphaenogaster (Hym. Formicidae) from India. Stylops 2: 24.
• Lakho, G.M., Khatri, I., Ahmed, Z., Soomro, A.H. 2025. The morphological and taxonomic identity of Aphaenogaster beesoni Donisthorpe, 1933 (Stenammini: Myrmicinae: Formicidae) from Northern areas of Pakistan. International Journal of Agricultural Innovations and Cutting-edge Research 3(1), 79 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.14605230).
• Rasheed, M.T., Bodlah, I., Fareen, A.G., Wachkoo, A.A., Huang, X., Akbar, S.A. 2019. A checklist of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Pakistan. Sociobiology 66(3), 426-439 (doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v66i3.4330).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Donisthorpe H. 1933. A new species of Aphaenogaster (Hym. Formicidae) from India. Stylops 2: 24.
• Rasheed M. T., I. Bodlah, A. G. Fareen, A. A. Wachkoo, X. Huang, and S. A. Akbar. 2019. A checklist of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Pakistan. Sociobiology 66(3): 426-439.