Hypoponera opaciceps cubana

Hypoponera opaciceps cubana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Hypoponera
Species:	H. opaciceps
Subspecies:	H. opaciceps cubana
Trinomial name
Hypoponera opaciceps cubana (Santschi, 1930)

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 23.083° to 23.083°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Cuba (type locality), Greater Antilles.

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.

• cubana. Ponera opaciceps var. cubana Santschi, 1930e: 76 (w.) CUBA. Combination in Hypoponera: Kempf, 1972a: 123.

References

• Dash, S.T. 2011. A taxonomic revision of the New World Hypoponera Santschi, 1938 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Ph.D. thesis, University of Texas, El Paso.
• Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da regia~o Neotropical. Stud. Entomol. 15: 3-344 (page 123, Combination in Hypoponera)
• Santschi, F. 1930e. Quelques fourmis de Cuba et du Brésil. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Egypte 14: 75-83 (page 76, worker described)