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Bajcaridris theryi
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Bajcaridris |
| Species: | B. theryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bajcaridris theryi (Santschi, 1936)
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Bajcaridris theryi inhabits meadows in Atlas Mountains of Morocco. It is among the dominant ant species where it is found. Bajcaridris theryi builds nests in the soil under stones or without a cover stone and forming a distinct crater-shaped nest entrance (Espadaler & Cagniant, 1987).
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 33.442615° to 31.25°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Morocco (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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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
Castes
Worker
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Worker. Specimen code casent0102379. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
Male
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| Male (alate). Specimen code casent0102380. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- theryi. Formica (Proformica) theryi Santschi, 1936c: 209, fig. 6 (w.) MOROCCO.
- Espadaler & Cagniant, 1987: 133 (m.).
- Combination in Proformica: Cagniant, 1964: 110;
- combination in Bajcaridris: Agosti, 1994a: 99.
- Status as species: Agosti, 1994a: 99; Bolton, 1995b: 80; Cagniant, 2006a: 194; Borowiec, L. 2014: 21.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
References
- Agosti, D. 1994b. The phylogeny of the ant tribe Formicini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with the description of a new genus. Syst. Entomol. 19: 93-117 (page 99, combination in Bajcaridris)
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Cagniant, H. 1964 [1962]. Étude de quelques fourmis marocaines. Statistique provisoire des Formicidae du Maroc. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 53: 83-118 (page 110, combination in Proformica)
- Espadaler, X.; Cagniant, H. 1987. Contribution à la connaissance des fourmis marocaines. Description du mâle de Proformica theryi Santschi, 1936 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Nouv. Rev. Entomol. (n.s.) 4: 133-138 (page 133, male described)
- Santschi, F. 1936c. Liste et descriptions de fourmis du Maroc. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 16: 198-210 (page 209, fig. 6 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Cagniant, H. "Liste actualisee des fourmis du Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8 (2006): 193-200.
- Espadaler, X., and H. Cagniant. "Leptothorax mirabilis n. sp., an enigmatic species from Morocco (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)." Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 121 (4) (1996): 331-337.
- Galkowski C., C. Lebas, P. Wegnez, A. Lenoir, and R. Blatrix. 2017. Redescription of Proformica nasuta (Nylander, 1856) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) using an integrative approach. European Journal of Taxonomy 290: 1–40.
- Sanllorente O., P. Lorite, F. Ruano, T. Palomeque, and A. Tinaut. 2017. Phylogenetic relationships between the slave-making ants Rossomyrmex and their Proformica hosts in relation to other genera of the ant tribe Formicini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J Zool Syst Evol Res. 1–13.