Myrmelachista skwarrae picea

Myrmelachista skwarrae picea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Myrmelachistini
Genus:	Myrmelachista
Species:	M. skwarrae
Subspecies:	M. skwarrae picea
Trinomial name
Myrmelachista skwarrae picea Wheeler, W.M., 1934

The types were found nesting in Tillandsia circinata.

Identification

Worker with nine antennal segments. See Longino's comments regarding Myrmelachista of southern Mexico.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 18.918° to 18.918°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Mexico (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.

• picea. Myrmelachista skwarrae subsp. picea Wheeler, W.M. 1934g: 194 (w.) MEXICO.

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: Mexico, Morelos, Cuernavaca (Skwarra 772, 773, 774, 787). Nesting in Tillandsia circinata.

References

• Longino, J.T. 2006. A taxonomic review of the genus Myrmelachista in Costa Rica. Zootaxa. 1141:1-54.
• Wheeler, W. M. 1934g. Neotropical ants collected by Dr. Elisabeth Skwarra and others. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 77: 157-240 (page 194, worker described)