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Ectomomyrmex punctatus
| Ectomomyrmex punctatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Ectomomyrmex |
| Species: | E. punctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectomomyrmex punctatus (Karavaiev, 1935)
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Vietnam (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
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Pachycondyla punctata. Worker. Specimen code casent0916824. Photographer Kate Martynova, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by SIZK, Kiev, Ukraine. |
     
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| Syntype of Pachycondyla punctata. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0916825. Photographer Kate Martynova, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by SIZK, Kiev, Ukraine. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- punctatus. Pachycondyla (Ectomomyrmex) punctata Karavaiev, 1935a: 71, fig. 5 (w.q.) VIETNAM. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of Pachycondyla punctata Smith, F. 1858b: 108 (Bolton, 1995b: 308).] Combination in Ectomomyrmex: Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014: 193.
The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):
Syntype worker and male, not found in The Natural History Museum. A queen of this species in The Natural History Museum, labelled as type of punctata, belongs to that species but has a det. label “P. pilosula Sm.” and a white, rectangular label “Type. F. Smith coll. 79.22.” The original description of punctata did not mention a queen, and the date, (18)79, is far too late.
Description
References
- Karavaiev, V. 1935a. Neue Ameisen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet, nebst Revision einiger Formen. Treubia 15: 57-118 (page 71, fig. 5 worker, queen described)
- 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).