Myrmelachista schachovskoi

Myrmelachista schachovskoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Myrmelachistini
Genus:	Myrmelachista
Species:	M. schachovskoi
Binomial name
Myrmelachista schachovskoi Kusnezov, 1951

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -40.15509° to -40.15509°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina (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.

• schachovskoi. Myrmelachista (Decamera) schachovskoi Kusnezov, 1951b: 359, figs. 1, 3, 10 (w.l.) ARGENTINA. Kusnezov, 1960b: 384 (q.). Combination in M. (Hincksidris): Kempf, 1972a: 150.

References

• Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da regia~o Neotropical. Stud. Entomol. 15: 3-344 (page 150, Combination in M. (Hincksidris))
• Kusnezov, N. 1951f. Myrmelachista en la Patagonia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Acta Zool. Lilloana 11: 353-365 (page 359, figs. 1, 3, 10 worker, larva described)
• Kusnezov, N. 1960b [1959]. La fauna de hormigas en el oeste de la Patagonia y Tierra del Fuego. Acta Zool. Lilloana 17: 321-401 (page 384, queen described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Fergnani P. N., P. Sackmann, and A. Ruggiero. 2010. Richness-environment relationships in epigaeic ants across the Subantarctic-Patagonian transition. Insect Conservation and Diversity 3: 278-290.