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Loboponera nasica
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Loboponera |
| Species: | L. nasica |
| Binomial name | |
| Loboponera nasica (Santschi, 1920)
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Nothing is known about the biology of Loboponera nasica.
Identification
Bolton & Brown (2002) - A member of the vigilans species group. This is the most generalised species of the group, characterised mainly by its lack of the specialisations shown in the other four species.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 6.5° to 6.5°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Cameroun, Gabon (type locality), Ghana, Ivory Coast.
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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- nasica. Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) nasica Santschi, 1920b: 6 (w.) GABON. Combination in Loboponera: Bolton & Brown, 2002: 7.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Bolton & Brown (2002) - TL 4.7–5.6, HL 0.91–0.99, HW 0.86–0.95, CI 95–96, SL 0.80–0.90, SI 93–95, AL 1.82–2.02 (3 measured). Characters of vigilans group and the following. Maximum diameter of eye 0.03–0.04. First gastral sternite without a tooth on each side of the anteroventral median process but with a median longitudinal carina. Propodeal declivity with an acute tooth near the base; above this the margin has an indistinct narrow irregular lamella that may peter out dorsally or may have a small dorsal tubercle or blunt tooth. Base of first gastral tergite without the bizarre modification of Loboponera basalis. All dorsal surfaces of head and body glossy, with longitudinal costulate-rugulose sculpture and scattered foveolate punctures. On the second gastral tergite coarse longitudinal costae predominate.
Type Material
Bolton & Brown (2002) - Holotype worker, GABON: Samkita (F. Faure) (Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel).
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 7, Combination in Loboponera)
- Santschi, F. 1920b. Formicides nouveaux du Gabon, du Congo, de la Rhodesia et du Natal. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 60: 6-17 (page 6, worker described)
- Troya, A., Lattke, J. 2022. Neoponera Emery, 1901 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) revisited: 1. The N. laevigata species-group. Insect Systematics & Evolution, 1–76 (doi:10.1163/1876312x-bja10034).
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.
- Lévieux J. 1972. Les fourmis de la savane de Lamto (Côte d'Ivoire): éléments de taxonomie. Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire. Série A. Sciences Naturelles 34: 611-654.
- Santschi F. 1920. Formicides nouveaux du Gabon, du Congo, de la Rhodesia et du Natal. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 60: 6-17.
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004