Hypoponera silvestrii
Hypoponera silvestrii | |
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Hypoponera silvestrii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
Tribe: | Ponerini |
Genus: | Hypoponera |
Species: | H. silvestrii |
Binomial name | |
Hypoponera silvestrii (Donisthorpe, 1947) |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 21.71666667° to 21.71666667°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
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. |
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
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- silvestrii. Ponera silvestrii Donisthorpe, 1947a: 284 (w.q.) VIETNAM. Combination in Hypoponera: Bolton, 1995b: 216.
Type Material
- Syntype, 2 workers, 1 dealate queen, Yen Bay, Tonkin, Vietnam, F. Silvestri, The Natural History Museum; (in an termites nest).
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 216, Combination in Hypoponera)
- Donisthorpe, H. 1947a [1946]. New species of ants from China and Mauritius. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(13): 283-286 (page 284, worker, queen described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
- Donisthorpe H. 1947. New species of ants from China and Mauritius. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)13: 283-286.