Myrmelachista gallicola

Myrmelachista gallicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Myrmelachistini
Genus:	Myrmelachista
Species:	M. gallicola
Binomial name
Myrmelachista gallicola Mayr, 1887 Specimen labels
Synonyms
Myrmelachista roveretoi Forel, 1913 Myrmelachista rubiginosa Emery, 1906

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -22.809943° to -34.583333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (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.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• gallicola. Myrmelachista gallicola Mayr, 1887: 528 (w.) URUGUAY. Gallardo, 1915: 27 (q.m.); Santschi, 1916e: 395 (q.m.). Combination in M. (Decamera): Forel, 1913l: 245; in M. (Hincksidris): Kempf, 1972a: 149. Senior synonym of roveretoi: Santschi, 1916e: 395; of rubiginosa: Santschi, 1936d: 417.
• rubiginosa. Myrmelachista rubiginosa Emery, 1906c: 185 (w.) ARGENTINA. Junior synonym of gallicola: Santschi, 1936d: 417.
• roveretoi. Myrmelachista (Decamera) roveretoi Forel, 1913l: 245 (m.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of gallicola: Santschi, 1916e: 395.

References

• Dröse, W., Podgaiski, L.R., Gossner, M.M., Meyer, S.T., Hermann, J.-M., Leidinger, J., Koch, C., Kollmann, J., Weisser, W.W., de S. Mendonça, M., Overbeck, G.E. 2021. Passive restoration of subtropical grasslands leads to incomplete recovery of ant communities in early successional stages. Biological Conservation 264, 109387 (doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109387).
• Forel, A. 1913m. Fourmis d'Argentine, du Brésil, du Guatémala & de Cuba reçues de M. M. Bruch, Prof. v. Ihering, Mlle Baez, M. Peper et M. Rovereto. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 49: 203-250 (page 245, Combination in M. (Decamera))
• Gallardo, A. 1915. Observaciones sobre algunas hormigas de la República Argentina. An. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. B. Aires 27: 1-35 (page 27, queen, male described)
• Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da regia~o Neotropical. Stud. Entomol. 15: 3-344 (page 149, Combination in M. (Hincksidris))
• Mayr, G. 1887. Südamerikanische Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 37: 511-632 (page 528, worker described)
• Nakano, M.A., Miranda, V.F.O, Feitosa, R.M. & Morini, M.S.C. 2014. The geneic Characterizaion of Myrmelachista Roger Assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) in the Atlanic Forest of Southeastern Brazil. Sociobiology 61, 21-27.
• Santschi, F. 1916e. Formicides sudaméricains nouveaux ou peu connus. Physis (B. Aires) 2: 365-399 (page 395, queen, male described)
• Santschi, F. 1916e. Formicides sudaméricains nouveaux ou peu connus. Physis (B. Aires) 2: 365-399 (page 395, Senior synonym of roveretoi)
• Santschi, F. 1936d. Fourmis nouvelles ou intéressantes de la République Argentine. Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 6: 402-421 (page 417, Senior synonym of rubiginosa)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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