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Loboponera basalis
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Loboponera |
| Species: | L. basalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Loboponera basalis Bolton & Brown, 2002
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Specimens have been collected from rainforest litter.
Identification
Bolton & Brown (2002) - A member of the vigilans species group. The unique structure of the base of the first gastral tergite immediately isolates this very conspicuous species.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 6.5° to -2.422777778°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Cameroun, Ghana, Ivory Coast (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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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. |
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Biology
Castes
Worker
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Worker. Specimen code casent0004608. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by CAS, San Francisco, CA, USA. |
   
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| Paratype of Loboponera basalis. Worker. Specimen code casent0102328. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- basalis. Loboponera basalis Bolton & Brown, 2002: 6, figs. 1, 9, 10 (w.q.) IVORY COAST.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Holotype. TL 6.6, HL 1.20, HW 1.06, CI 88, SL 1.02, SI 96, AL 1.87. Characters of vigilans group and the following. Maximum diameter of eye 0.07. First gastral sternite with a mid-ventral longitudinal translucent carina that extends the length of the segment. First gastral tergite in profile with its anteroventral angle extended forward as a broadly triangular tooth, just above the helcium. In ventral view the extended anteroventral angles of the first tergite are seen to be drawn out as incurved triangular broad teeth or short stout horns on each side of the helcium. In dorsal view the anterior face of the first gastral tergite forms a broad concave arc that is extended forward and inward on each side by the broadly triangular curved angles. Propodeal declivity above the basal tooth with a narrow uneven lamella that terminates dorsally in a small tooth or tubercle. Sculpture everywhere on the glossy dorsum longitudinally costate-rugulose between broad foveolate punctures that are mostly sharply defined. On the second gastral tergite the longitudinal costate-rugose sculpture predominates.
Paratypes. TL 5.9–6.6, HL 1.11–1.16, HW 1.05–1.11, CI 95–96, SL 1.00–1.08, SI 94–97, AL 1.82–2.02 (3 measured).
Type Material
Holotype worker, Ivory Coast: Lamto, Toumodi, 5.iii.1968, rotten wood (J. Lévieux) (Museum of Comparative Zoology).
Paratypes. 2 workers with same data as holotype; 1 worker, Ivory Coast: Nzi Noua, on Ndouci-Toumodi Highway, about 21 km. N. of Ndouci, in rotten wood (J. Lévieux); 1 worker, Ghana: Tafo, rotten wood (D. Leston); 2 workers, Tafo, 25.v.1970, on ground at base of tree (B. Bolton) (MCZ, The Natural History Museum, Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle).
References
- Bolton, B. and Brown, W. L., Jr.. 2002. Loboponera gen. n. and a review of the Afrotropical Plectroctena genus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum London (Entomology). 71:1-18. (page 6, figs. 1, 9, 10 worker, queen described)
- Mbenoun Masse, P.S., Ebolo, G.L.M., Titti, G.E., Mony, R. (2021) Ant species richness, abundance and functional groups along an elevation gradient in Central Cameroon Biodiversity Journal, 2021, 12 1.: 179–194. Biodiversity Journal 12, 179–194 (doi:10.31396/biodiv.jour.2021.12.1.179.194).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Bolton B., and W. L. Brown Jr. 2002. Loboponera gen. n. and a review of the Afrotropical Plectroctena genus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology Series 71: 1-18.
- Kone M., S. Konate, K. Yeo, P. K. Kouassi, K. E. Linsemair. 2010. Diversity and abundance of terrrestrial ants along a gradient of land use intensification in a transitional forest-savannah zone of Cote d'Ivoire. Journal of Applied Biosciences 29: 1809-1827.
- Kone M., S. Konate, K. Yeo, P. K. Kouassi, and K. E. Linsenmair. 2012. Changes in ant communities along an age gradient of cocoa cultivation in the Oumé region, central Côte dIvoire. Entomological Science 15: 324339.
- Yeo K., S. Konate, S. Tiho, and S. K. Camara. 2011. Impacts of land use types on ant communities in a tropical forest margin (Oumé - Cote d'Ivoire). African Journal of Agricultural Research 6(2): 260-274.