Myrmicaria basutorum

Myrmicaria basutorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Myrmicaria
Species:	M. basutorum
Binomial name
Myrmicaria basutorum Arnold, 1960 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -29.11667° to -29.11667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Lesotho (type locality), Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe.

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.

• basutorum. Myrmicaria basutorum Arnold, 1960b: 452, fig. 1 (w.) LESOTHO.

References

• Arnold, G. 1960b. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 15. Occas. Pap. Natl. Mus. South. Rhod. B. Nat. Sci. 3: 452-488. (page 452, fig. 1 worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Huong N. T. T., P. V. Sang, and B. T. Viet. 2015. A preliminary study on diversity of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) at Hon Ba Nature Reserve. Environmental Scientific Conference 7: 614-620.
• IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection