Atta opaciceps
Atta opaciceps | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Attini |
Genus: | Atta |
Species: | A. opaciceps |
Binomial name | |
Atta opaciceps Borgmeier, 1939 |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -8° to -12.8°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil (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
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Castes
Phylogeny
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Based on Barrera, C.A. et al., 2021. Note that only selected species are included.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- opaciceps. Atta bisphaerica subsp. opaciceps Borgmeier, 1939: 427, fig.16 (w.) BRAZIL (Pernambuco).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “many”).
- Type-locality: Brazil: Pernambuco, Tapera (B. Pickel).
- Type-depositories: FRRJ, MZSP.
- Borgmeier, 1950d: 248 (m.); Borgmeier, 1959b: 368 (q.).
- Combination in Atta (Neoatta): Gonçalves, 1942: 340; Borgmeier, 1959b: 368;
- combination in Atta (Epiatta): Borgmeier, 1950d: 248.
- Subspecies of bisphaerica: Gonçalves, 1942: 347.
- Status as species: Gonçalves, 1947a: 186; Borgmeier, 1950d: 248; Borgmeier, 1959b: 368 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 27; Cherrett & Cherrett, 1989: 53; Bolton, 1995b: 76.
- Distribution: Brazil.
Description
References
- Barrera, C.A., Sosa-Calvo, J., Schultz, T.R., Rabeling, C., Bacci, M., Jr 2021. Phylogenomic reconstruction reveals new insights into the evolution and biogeography of Atta leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 47: 13-35 (doi:10.1111/syen.12513).
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 76, catalogue)
- Borgmeier, T. 1939. Nova contribuiça~o para o conhecimento das formigas neotropicas (Hym. Formicidae). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 10: 403-428 (page 427, fig. 16 worker described)
- Borgmeier, T. 1950d. Estudos sôbre Atta (Hym. Formicidae). Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Rio J. 48: 239-263 (page 248, Combination in Atta (Epiatta))
- Borgmeier, T. 1950d. Estudos sôbre Atta (Hym. Formicidae). Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Rio J. 48: 239-263 (page 248, male described)
- Borgmeier, T. 1959b. Revision der Gattung Atta Fabricius (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 2: 321-390 (page 368, Combination in Atta (Neoatta))
- Borgmeier, T. 1959b. Revision der Gattung Atta Fabricius (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 2: 321-390 (page 368, queen described)
- Borgmeier, T. 1959b. Revision der Gattung Atta Fabricius (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 2: 321-390 (page 369, Raised to species)
- Forti, L.C., Rando, J.S., Camargo, R.D.S., Moreira, A.A., Castellani, M.A., Leite, S.A., Sousa, K.K.A., Caldato, N. 2020. Occurrence of Leaf-Cutting and Grass-Cutting Ants of the Genus Atta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Geographic Regions of Brazil. Sociobiology 67, 514-525 (doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v67i4.5741).
- Gonçalves, C. R. 1942. Contribuiça~o para o conhecimento do gênero Atta Fabr., das formigas saúvas. Bol. Soc. Bras. Agron. 5: 333-358 (page 340, Combination in Atta (Neoatta))
- Gonçalves, C. R. 1947a [1945]. Saúvas do sul e centro do Brasil. Bol. Fitossanit. 2: 183-218 (page 186, Raised to species)
- Mueller, U.G., Ishak, H.D., Bruschi, S.M., Smith, C.C., Herman, J.J., Solomon, S.E., Mikheyev, A.S., Rabeling, C., Scott, J.J., Cooper, M., Rodrigues, A., Ortiz, A., Brandão, C.R.F., Lattke, J.E., Pagnocca, F.C., Rehner, S.A., Schultz, T.R., Vasconcelos, H.L., Adams, R.M.M., Bollazzi, M., Clark, R.M., Himler, A.G., LaPolla, J.S., Leal, I.R., Johnson, R.A., Roces, F., Sosa-Calvo, J., Wirth, R., Bacci, M. 2017. Biogeography of mutualistic fungi cultivated by leafcutter ants. Molecular Ecology 26, 6921–6937 (doi:10.1111/mec.14431).
- Park, J., Park, J. 2021. Complete mitochondrial genome of the jet ant Lasius spathepus Wheeler, W.M., 1910 (Formicidae; Hymenoptera). Mitochondrial DNA Part B 6, 505–507 (doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1872435).
- Ulysséa, M.A., Brandão, C.R.F. 2013. Ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the seasonally dry tropical forest of northeastern Brazil: a compilation from field surveys in Bahia and literature records. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 57, 217–224 (doi:10.1590/s0085-56262013005000002).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borgmeier T. 1950. Estudos sôbre Atta (Hym. Formicidae). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro 48: 239-263.
- Gonçalves C. R. 1942. Contribuiça~o para o conhecimento do gênero Atta Fabr., das formigas saúvas. Bol. Soc. Bras. Agron. 5: 333-358.
- Gonçalves C. R. 1947. Saúvas do sul e centro do Brasil. Bol. Fitossanit. 2: 183-218.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Pires de Prado L., R. M. Feitosa, S. Pinzon Triana, J. A. Munoz Gutierrez, G. X. Rousseau, R. Alves Silva, G. M. Siqueira, C. L. Caldas dos Santos, F. Veras Silva, T. Sanches Ranzani da Silva, A. Casadei-Ferreira, R. Rosa da Silva, and J. Andrade-Silva. 2019. An overview of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the state of Maranhao, Brazil. Pap. Avulsos Zool. 59: e20195938.