Bothriomyrmex atlantis perfidus

Bothriomyrmex atlantis perfidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Bothriomyrmex
Species:	B. atlantis
Subspecies:	B. atlantis perfidus
Trinomial name
Bothriomyrmex atlantis perfidus Santschi, 1926

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Tunisia (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.

Nomenclature

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

• perfidus. Bothriomyrmex atlantis var. perfidus Santschi, 1926e: 235 (w.q.) TUNISIA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen.
  • [Note: Baroni Urbani, 1977e: 78, and Shattuck, 1994: 32, cites 18w, 1q syntypes NHMB.]
  • Type-locality: Tunisia: Cherichera, 25.x.1925 (F. Santschi).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of atlantis: Shattuck, 1994: 32; Bolton, 1995b: 81; Seifert, 2012b: 102.
  • Distribution: Tunisia.

References

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 81, catalogue)
• Santschi, F. 1926e. Quelques fourmis nord-africaines. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 17: 229-236 (page 235, worker, queen described)