Diacamma rugosum jerdoni

Diacamma rugosum jerdoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Diacamma
Species:	D. rugosum
Subspecies:	D. rugosum jerdoni
Trinomial name
Diacamma rugosum jerdoni Forel, 1903

At a Glance

• Gamergate

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: India (type locality), Sri Lanka.

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.

• jerdoni. Diacamma rugosum var. jerdoni Forel, 1903d: 401 (w.) INDIA. Provisional synonym of sculptum: Emery, 1911d: 66. [Emery gives priority to jerdoni but if the synonymy is correct then sculptum has priority.]

References

• Emery, C. 1911e. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Ponerinae. Genera Insectorum 118: 1-125 (page 66, Provisional synonym of sculptum)
• Forel, A. 1903f. Les fourmis des îles Andamans et Nicobares. Rapports de cette faune avec ses voisines. Rev. Suisse Zool. 11: 399-411 (page 401, worker described)