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Lordomyrma nigra
| Lordomyrma nigra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Lordomyrma |
| Species: | L. nigra |
| Binomial name | |
| Lordomyrma nigra Donisthorpe, 1941
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -0.233329996° to -0.233329996°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea (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
   
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- nigra. Lordomyrma niger Donisthorpe, 1941a: 36 (w.) NEW GUINEA.
Description
References
- Donisthorpe, H. 1941a. Lordomyrma niger sp. n. (Hym., Formicidae), with a key and notes on the genus. Entomol. Mon. Mag. 77: 36-38 (page 36, worker described)
- Liu, X., Xu. Z., Hita Garcia, F. 2021. Taxonomic review of the ant genus Lordomyrma Emery, 1897 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from China, with description of two new species and an identification key to the known species of the world. Asian Myrmecology 14: e014007 (doi:10.20362/am.014007).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- CSIRO Collection
- Donisthorpe H. 1941. Lordomyrma niger sp. n. (Hym., Formicidae), with a key and notes on the genus. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 77: 36-38.
- Donisthorpe, Horace. 1943. The Ants of Waigeu Island, North Dutch New Guinea. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 (10): 433-475.
- Janda M., G. D. Alpert, M. L. Borowiec, E. P. Economo, P. Klimes, E. Sarnat, and S. O. Shattuck. 2011. Cheklist of ants described and recorded from New Guinea and associated islands. Available on http://www.newguineants.org/. Accessed on 24th Feb. 2011.
- Yasumatsu K. 1950. Discovery of an ant of the genus Lordomyrma Emery in eastern Asia (Hym.). Insecta Matsumurana 17: 73-79.