Myrmicaria exigua gracilis

Myrmicaria exigua gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Myrmicaria
Species:	M. exigua
Subspecies:	M. exigua gracilis
Trinomial name
Myrmicaria exigua gracilis Stitz, 1910

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Cameroun (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.

• gracilis. Myrmicaria gracilis Stitz, 1910: 133 (w.) CAMEROUN. Currently subspecies of exigua: Santschi, 1920c: 120; Santschi, 1925c: 169.

References

• Santschi, F. 1920c. Fourmis nouvelles du Congo Belge. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 118-120 (page 120, Variety of exigua)
• Santschi, F. 1925c [1924]. Révision des Myrmicaria d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 64: 133-176 (page 169, Variety of exigua)
• Stitz, H. 1910. Westafrikanische Ameisen. I. Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berl. 5: 125-151 (page 133, worker described)