Azteca fasciata similis

Azteca fasciata similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Tribe:	Leptomyrmecini
Genus:	Azteca
Species:	A. fasciata
Subspecies:	A. fasciata similis
Trinomial name
Azteca fasciata similis Mann, 1916

Distribution

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.

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

Expand 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.

• similis. Azteca fasciata var. similis Mann, 1916: 472 (w.) BRAZIL (Rondônia).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “major and minor workers”).
  • [Note: Shattuck, 1994: 17, cites 12w syntypes (3 LACM, 6 MCZC, 3 USNM).]
  • Type-locality: Brazil: Mato Grosso (now Rondônia), Madeira-Mamoré Railroad Company Camps 39 and 41 (284 km. and 306 km. from Porto Velho), 1911, (Stanford Expd.) (W.M. Mann).
  • Type-depositories: LACM, MCZC, USNM.
  • Subspecies of fasciata: Borgmeier, 1923: 92; Kempf, 1972a: 31; Shattuck, 1994: 17; Bolton, 1995b: 79.
  • Distribution: Brazil.

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).
• Mann, W. M. 1916. The Stanford Expedition to Brazil, 1911, John C. Branner, Director. The ants of Brazil. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 60: 399-490 (page 472, soldier, worker described)