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Cephalotes monicaulyssea
| Cephalotes monicaulyssea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Cephalotes |
| Species group: | angustus |
| Species: | C. monicaulyssea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalotes monicaulyssea Oliveira, Powell & Feitosa, 2021 | |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -14° to -22°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: Oliveira et al., 2021
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. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- monicaulyssea. Cephalotes monicaulyssea Oliveira, Powell & Feitosa, 2021: 14, figs. 12a-c, 13a-c, 14a-c, 16 (s.w.q.) BRAZIL (Minas Gerais).
- Type-material: holotype worker, 3 paratype soldiers, 7 paratype workers, 3 paratype queens.
- Type-locality: holotype Brazil: Minas Gerais, Santana do Riacho, Serro do Cipó, 1267 m., -19.294090, -43.587950, 25.vii.2018 (S. Powell); paratypes: 2 soldiers, 3 workers, 1 queen with same data, 1 soldier, 1 worker with same data but 13.viii.2017, 3 workers, 1 queen with same data but 1258 m., 17.vii.2019.
- Type-depositories: DZUP (holotype); DZUP, MZSP, USNM (paratypes).
- Distribution: Brazil.
Description
References
- Oliveira, A.M., Powell, S., Feitosa, R.M. 2021. A taxonomic study of the Brazilian turtle ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Cephalotes). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 65, e20210028 (doi:10.1590/1806-9665-rbent-2021*Price, S.L., Blanchard, B.D., Powell, S., Blaimer, B.B., Moreau, C.S. 2022. Phylogenomics and fossil data inform the systematics and geographic range evolution of a diverse Neotropical ant lineage. Insect Systematics and Diversity 6(1): 9 (doi:[https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fisd%2Fixab023 10.1093/isd/ixab023).
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