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Myrmicaria fusca
| Myrmicaria fusca | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Myrmicaria |
| Species: | M. fusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmicaria fusca Stitz, 1911
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -8.58777° to -28.44007°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality), Mozambique, South Africa.
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
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Holotype of Myrmicaria nigerrima. Worker. Specimen code casent0900508. Photographer Ryan Perry, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
   
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| Syntype of Myrmicaria fusca consanguinea. Worker. Specimen code casent0913042. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
   
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| Type of unavailable quadrinomial: Myrmicaria fusca nigerrima laevifrons. Worker. Specimen code casent0913043. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- fusca. Myrmicaria eumenoides var. fusca Stitz, 1911b: 385 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Subspecies of natalensis: Emery, 1922e: 123. Raised to species: Santschi, 1925c: 166. Current subspecies: nominal plus consanguinea, nigerrima.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 123, Variety of natalensis)
- Santschi, F. 1925c [1924]. Révision des Myrmicaria d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 64: 133-176 (page 166, Raised to species)
- Scupola, A. 2019. New ant species of Myrmicaria Saunders, 1842 (Hymenoptera Formicidae) from Senegal, a second species with subpetiolar process in this genus. Biodiversity Journal 10(4): 601–607 (doi:10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2019.10.4.601.607).
- Stitz, H. 1911b. Formicidae. Wiss. Ergeb. Dtsch. Zent.-Afr.-Exped. 3: 375-392 (page 385, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004