Azteca delpini antillana

Azteca delpini antillana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Tribe:	Leptomyrmecini
Genus:	Azteca
Species:	A. delpini
Subspecies:	A. delpini antillana
Trinomial name
Azteca delpini antillana Forel, 1899

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 18.28° to 16.753°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Colombia, Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Saint Lucia.

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. ‎

Nomenclature

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

• antillana. Azteca delpini r. antillana Forel, 1899c: 111 (w.) ST LUCIA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • [Notes (i): Baroni Urbani, 1977e: 80, cites 1w syntype NHMB; (ii) Shattuck, 1994: 16, cites 61w syntypes (3 MCZC, 55 MHNG, 1 NHMB, 2 OXUM).]
  • Type-locality: St Lucia: (no further data) (A. Forel).
  • Type-depositories: MCZC, MHNG, NHMB, OXUM.
  • Subspecies of delpini: Wheeler, W.M. 1905b: 131; Forel, 1912h: 50; Emery, 1913a: 32; Wheeler, W.M. 1913d: 243; Kempf, 1972a: 31; Shattuck, 1994: 16; Bolton, 1995b: 78; Guerrero, 2019: 705.
  • Distribution: Colombia, Guadeloupe, St Lucia.

References

• Forel, A. 1899h. Formicidae. [part]. Biol. Cent.-Am. Hym. 3: 105-136 (page 111, worker d*Meurgey, F. 2020. Challenging the Wallacean shortfall: A total assessment of insect diversity on Guadeloupe (French West Indies), a checklist and bibliography. Insecta Mundi 786: 1–183.

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