Dolichoderus quadridenticulatus
Dolichoderus quadridenticulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
Tribe: | Dolichoderini |
Genus: | Dolichoderus |
Species: | D. quadridenticulatus |
Binomial name | |
Dolichoderus quadridenticulatus (Roger, 1862) | |
Synonyms | |
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 4.15° to -16.256667°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
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Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.
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. |
Biology
Association with Other Organisms
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- This species is a host for the phorid fly Rhyncophoromyia sp. (a parasite) (Brown et al., 2015) (injured).
- This species is a host for the phorid fly Rhyncophoromyia sp. (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).
Castes
Worker
Images from AntWeb
Syntype of Formica gibbosa. Worker. Specimen code casent0902945. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
Worker. Specimen code casent0249637. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by PSWC, Philip S. Ward Collection. |
Syntype of Dolichoderus analis. Worker. Specimen code casent0905027. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MSNG, Genoa, Italy. |
Lectotype of Dolichoderus gibbosus nitidior. Worker. Specimen code casent0905029. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MSNG, Genoa, Italy. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- gibbosa. Formica gibbosa Smith, F. 1858b: 19 (w.) BRAZIL (not India). [Junior primary homonym of Formica gibbosa Latreille, 1798: 50 (now in Aphaenogaster).] Combination in Dolichoderus: Mayr, 1886c: 354; in Hypoclinea: Kempf, 1972a: 119. Senior synonym of quadridenticulatus: Mayr, 1886c: 354; Emery, 1894c: 235, and hence quadridenticulatus first available replacement name for gibbosa Smith, F.
- quadridenticulatus. Formica quadridenticulata Roger, 1862c: 287 (q.) "Südamerika". Mayr, 1862: 706 (w.). Mackay, 1993b: 87 (q.m.). Combination in Hypoclinea: Mayr, 1862: 706; in Dolichoderus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 159. Junior synonym of gibbosa: Mayr, 1886c: 354; Emery, 1894c: 235, hence first available replacement name for Formica gibbosa Smith, F. 1858b: 19. [Junior primary homonym of Formica gibbosa Latreille, 1798: 50.] Senior synonym of analis, gibbosoanalis, integra, nitidior: Mackay, 1993b: 86.
- analis. Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) analis Emery, 1894c: 236 (w.q.) BRAZIL. Combination in Hypoclinea: Kempf, 1972a: 118; in Dolichoderus: Shattuck, 1992c: 77. Subspecies of gibbosus: Forel, 1912h: 34. Revived status as species: Mann, 1916: 465. Junior synonym of quadridenticulatus: Mackay, 1993b: 86.
- nitidior. Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) gibbosus var. nitidior Emery, 1894c: 235 (w.) BRAZIL. Combination in Hypoclinea: Kempf, 1972a: 120; in Dolichoderus: Shattuck, 1992c: 77. Subspecies of quadridenticulatus: Shattuck, 1992c: 77. Junior synonym of quadridenticulatus: Mackay, 1993b: 86.
- integra. Dolichoderus gibbosus var. integra Forel, 1911c: 306 (w.) BRAZIL. Combination in Hypoclinea: Kempf, 1972a: 120; in Dolichoderus: Shattuck, 1992c: 77. Subspecies of quadridenticulatus: Shattuck, 1992c: 77. Junior synonym of quadridenticulatus: Mackay, 1993b: 86.
- gibbosoanalis. Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) gibbosus var. gibbosoanalis Forel, 1922: 98 (w.) VENEZUELA. Subspecies of quadridenticulatus: Shattuck, 1992c: 77. Junior synonym of quadridenticulatus: Mackay, 1993b: 86.
Description
References
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- Emery, C. 1894d. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. VI-XVI. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 26: 137-241 (page 235, Junior synonym of gibbosa hence first available replacement name for Formica gibbosa Smith, F. 1858b: 19.)
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- Mayr, G. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 649-776 (page 706, Combination in Hypoclinea)
- Mayr, G. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 649-776 (page 706, worker described)
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References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
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