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Aphaenogaster bressleri
| Aphaenogaster bressleri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Stenammini |
| Genus: | Aphaenogaster |
| Species group: | swammerdami |
| Species: | A. bressleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphaenogaster bressleri Csősz & Fisher, 2021 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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
Mimicry
Within Madagascar, there are four species of Camponotus, Camponotus imitator, Camponotus jodina, Camponotus karaha and Camponotus longicollis, that mimic the general form and behavior of the Aphaenogaster swammerdami group, specifically Aphaenogaster bressleri, Aphaenogaster gonacantha, Aphaenogaster makay, Aphaenogaster sahafina and Aphaenogaster swammerdami. These Camponotus mimics are often seen foraging with workers of Aphaenogaster, but potential benefits for Camponotus have not been studied (Csosz et al., 2021).
Castes
Phylogeny
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Bayesian phylogeny of Malagasy Aphaenogaster based on COI sequences, from on Csosz et al., 2021.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- bressleri. Aphaenogaster bressleri Csösz & Fisher, in Csösz, Loss & Fisher, 2021: 15, figs. 8A-C (w.) MADAGASCAR.
- Type-material: holotype worker, 6 paratype workers.
- Type-locality: holotype Madagscar: Toamasina, Reserve Betampona, Camp Vohitsivalana, 37.1 km. 338° Toamasina, -17.88667°, 49.2025°, 520 m., 1.xii.2005, BLF 13288b (B.L. Fisher, et al.); paratypes with same data but BLF 13288.
- Type-depository: CASC.
- Distribution: Madagascar.
Description
References
- Cantone S. 2017. Winged Ants, The Male, Dichotomous key to genera of winged male ants in the World, Behavioral ecology of mating flight (self-published).
- Csősz, S., Loss, A.C., Fisher, B.L. 2021. Taxonomic revision of the Malagasy Aphaenogaster swammerdami group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). PeerJ 9, e10900 (doi:10.7717/peerj.10900).
- Ramamonjisoa, M.M., Rasoamanana, N., Fisher, B.L. 2023. Description of the male of Erromyrma Bolton & Fisher, 2016 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 1163, 61-77 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.1163.95696).