Azteca barbifex

Azteca barbifex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Tribe:	Leptomyrmecini
Genus:	Azteca
Species:	A. barbifex
Binomial name
	Azteca barbifex; Forel, 1906 Specimen Labels

Identification

A member of the Azteca trigona group. See the group page and keys for identification information.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -9.066667° to -9.066667°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality), Trinidad and Tobago.

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.

Biology

Explore Overview of Azteca biology

All known Azteca species are arboreal, nesting in living or dead wood, or external carton nests. Some species exhibit obligate associations with myrmecophytes, especially of the genus Cecropia (see Chapter 14 of The Ants). Feeding habits are generalized with foraging occurring both arboreally and on the ground.

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Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

barbifex. Azteca barbifex Forel, 1906d: 242 (w.q.) BRAZIL (Amazonas).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen.
- [Notes (i): Baroni Urbani, 1977e: 81, cites 3w syntypes NHMB; (ii) Shattuck, 1994: 13, cites 53w, 1q syntypes (6w MCZC, 44w, 1q MHNG, 3w NHMB).]
- Type-locality: Brazil: Amazonas, Rio Purus (E.A. Göldi).
- Type-depositories: MCZC, MHNG, NHMB.
- Status as species: Emery, 1913a: 32; Mann, 1916: 471; Wheeler, W.M. 1916d: 330; Wheeler, W.M. 1922c: 14; Borgmeier, 1923: 90; Kempf, 1972a: 30; Shattuck, 1994: 13; Bolton, 1995b: 78.
- Distribution: Brazil, Trinidad.

Description

References

Albuquerque, E., Prado, L., Andrade-Silva, J., Siqueira, E., Sampaio, K., Alves, D., Brandão, C., Andrade, P., Feitosa, R., Koch, E., Delabie, J., Fernandes, I., Baccaro, F., Souza, J., Almeida, R., Silva, R. 2021. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 5001, 1–83 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1).
Forel, A. 1906d. Fourmis néotropiques nouvelles ou peu connues. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 50: 225-249 (page 242, soldier, worker, queen described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

Borgmeier T. 1923. Catalogo systematico e synonymico das formigas do Brasil. 1 parte. Subfam. Dorylinae, Cerapachyinae, Ponerinae, Dolichoderinae. Archivos do Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro) 24: 33-103.
Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
Wheeler W. M. 1922. The ants of Trinidad. American Museum Novitates 45: 1-16.