Myrmelachista rogeri rubriceps

Myrmelachista rogeri rubriceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Myrmelachistini
Genus:	Myrmelachista
Species:	M. rogeri
Subspecies:	M. rogeri rubriceps
Trinomial name
Myrmelachista rogeri rubriceps Mann, 1920

The types were collected from the trunks of pine trees.

Identification

Worker with nine antennal segments. See Longino's comments regarding Caribbean Myrmelachista.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Cuba (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.

• rubriceps. Myrmelachista rogeri var. rubriceps Mann, 1920: 434 (w.) CUBA.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Type Material

Longino (2006) - Syntype workers: Cuba, Pinares, numerous workers from trunks of pine trees (Mann) National Museum of Natural History (examined).

References

• Longino, J.T. 2006. A taxonomic review of the genus Myrmelachista in Costa Rica. Zootaxa. 1141:1-54.
• Mann, W. M. 1920b. Additions to the ant fauna of the West Indies and Central America. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 42: 403-439 (page 434, worker described)