Brachyponera arcuata

Brachyponera arcuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Brachyponera
Species:	B. arcuata
Binomial name
Brachyponera arcuata (Karavaiev, 1925) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Pachycondyla karawaiewi Özdikmen, 2010

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -5.333° to -5.333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (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.

• arcuata. Euponera (Brachyponera) luteipes var. arcuata Karavaiev, 1925b: 125, figs. 3c, 4 (w.q.m.) INDONESIA (Java).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “a large number”), syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated, “a few” of each).
  • [Notes (i): the males were later removed from the type-series and redescribed as Leptogenys karawaiewi Santschi, 1928h: 124; (ii) Baroni Urbani, 1973b: 135, cites 3w, 1q syntypes NHMB; (iii) Radchenko, Fisher, et al. 2023: 17, cite 10w, 2q, 1m syntypes SIZK.]
  • Type-locality: Indonesia: Java, Tjibodas, 1912-13, Nr. 2702, 2761 (W. Karawaiew).
  • Type-depositories: NHMB, SIZK.
  • Combination in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 303;
  • combination in Brachyponera: Wilson, 1958d: 347; Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, 2014: 80.
  • Subspecies of luteipes: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 63.
  • Status as species: Wilson, 1958d: 347; Bolton, 1995b: 303.
  • Senior synonym of karawaiewi Özdikmen, 2010c: 994 (unnecessary replacement name for arcuata Karavaiev, 1925b: 125).
  • Distribution: Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Java).
• karawaiewi. Pachycondyla karawaiewi Özdikmen, 2010c: 994.
  • Unnecessary replacement name for Euponera (Brachyponera) luteipes arcuata Karavaiev, 1925b: 125.
  • Junior synonym of arcuata Forel, 1900d: 322.

References

• Duanchay, T., Buttachon, S., Pinkaew, N., Jaitrong, W. 2024. Two new cave dwelling species of the ant genus Brachyponera Emery, 1900 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Ponerinae) from Thailand. Far Eastern Entomologist 511, 1–12 (doi:10.25221/fee.511.1).
• Radchenko, A.G., Fisher, B.L., Esteves, F.A., Martynova, E.V., Bazhenova, T.N., Lasarenko, S.N. 2023. Ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the collection of Volodymyr Opanasovych Karawajew. Communication 1. Dorylinae, Poneromorpha and Pseudomyrmecinae. Zootaxa, 5244(1), 1–32 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5244.1.1).
• Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, S.O. 2014. The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of ponerine ecology and behavior. Zootaxa 3817, 1–242 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
• Karavaiev V. 1925. Ponerinen (Fam. Formicidae) aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet. (Fortsetzung). Konowia 4: 115-131.
• Karavaiev V. 1926. Ameisen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet. Treubia 8: 413-445.
• Wilson E. O. 1958. Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia III. Rhytidoponera in western Melanesia and the Moluccas. IV. The tribe Ponerini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 119: 303-371.
• Wilson Edward O. 1959. Adaptive Shift and Dispersal in a Tropical Ant Fauna. Evolution 13(1): 122-144