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Myrmelachista skwarrae laeta
| Myrmelachista skwarrae laeta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmelachistini |
| Genus: | Myrmelachista |
| Species: | M. skwarrae |
| Subspecies: | M. skwarrae laeta |
| Trinomial name | |
| Myrmelachista skwarrae laeta Wheeler, W.M., 1934 | |
The type material was found in Tillandsia balbisiana and T. circinata.
Identification
Worker with nine antennal segments. See Longino's comments regarding Myrmelachista of southern Mexico.
Distribution
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. |
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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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- laeta. Myrmelachista skwarrae subsp. laeta Wheeler, W.M. 1934g: 195 (w.) MEXICO.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
Longino (2006) - Syntype workers: Mexico, Veracruz, Mirador (Skwarra). “...five workers (40) taken by Dr. Skwarra at Mirador Vera Cruz (type locality) in Tillandsia balbisiana, and one worker (762) taken at Cuautla, Morelos in T. 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 195, worker described)