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Myrmica gigantea
This species is known from only two workers and one queen.
| Myrmica gigantea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmicini |
| Genus: | Myrmica |
| Species: | M. gigantea |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmica gigantea (Collingwood, 1962)
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Identification
A member of the ritae complex of the ritae species group that most resembles Myrmica urbanii by the sculpture of head dorsum but well differs from the latter by its great size, shorter scape, petiole and propodeal spines. (Radchenko & Elmes, 2010)
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Myanmar (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
Unknown.
Castes
Workers and queens are described, males are unknown.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- gigantea. Aphaenogaster (Nystalomyrma) gigantea Collingwood, 1962: 225, fig. 7 (w.q.) MYANMAR. Combination in Myrmica: Radchenko & Elmes, 1998: 13. See also: Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 143.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
Radchenko and Elmes (2010) - Holotype, w, “NE Burma, Kombaiti, 15.iv.1934, leg. R. Malaise” (STOCKHOLM); paratype, 1 q with same collection data as the holotype (STOCKHOLM);
Etymology
Radchenko and Elmes (2010) - from the Latin word gigas = giant, to indicate its exceptionally large size compared with similar Aphaenogaster species.
References
- Collingwood, C. A. 1962. Some ants (Hym. Formicidae) from north-east Asia. Entomol. Tidskr. 83: 215-230. (page 225, fig. 7 worker, queen described)
- Radchenko, A. G.; Elmes, G. W. 1998. Taxonomic revision of the ritae species-group of the genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Vestn. Zool. 32(4): 3-27 (page 13, Combination in Myrmica)
- Radchenko, A.G. & Elmes, G.W. 2010. Myrmica ants of the Old World. Fauna Mundi 3: 1-789.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Radchenko A. G., and G. W. Elmes. 1998. Taxonomic revision of the ritae species-group of the genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Vestnik Zoologii 32(4): 3-27.
- Radchenko A. G., and G. W. Elmes. 2010. Myrmica ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Old World. Fauna Mundi 3. Warsaw: Natura Optima Dux Foundation, 790 pp.