Forelius brasiliensis

Forelius brasiliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Tribe:	Leptomyrmecini
Genus:	Forelius
Species:	F. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Forelius brasiliensis (Forel, 1908) Specimen labels
Synonyms
Forelius maccooki fiebrigi Forel, 1912 Forelius rufus pilipes Santschi, 1920

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -2.5° to -34°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (type locality), Paraguay, Uruguay.

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.

• brasiliensis. Iridomyrmex (Forelius) maccooki var. brasiliensis Forel, 1908c: 396 (w.) BRAZIL. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1966: 730 (l.). Cuezzo, 2000: 231 (q.m.). Combination in Forelius: Emery, 1913a: 36. Subspecies of mccooki: Forel, 1912h: 43. Raised to species: Santschi, 1922b: 373; Kusnezov, 1957b: 17. Senior synonym of fiebrigi, pilipes and material of the unavailable name carmelitana referred here: Cuezzo, 2000: 229.
• fiebrigi. Forelius maccooki r. fiebrigi Forel, 1912h: 44 (w.) PARAGUAY. Raised to species: Kempf, 1972a: 109. Junior synonym of brasiliensis: Cuezzo, 2000: 229.
• pilipes. Forelius rufus var. pilipes Santschi, 1920d: 382 (w.) ARGENTINA. [Forelius rufus var. pilipes Santschi, 1919f: 53. Nomen nudum.] Subspecies of brasiliensis: Santschi, 1922b: 374. Junior synonym of brasiliensis: Cuezzo, 2000: 229.

References

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