Myrmicaria opaciventris crucheti

Myrmicaria opaciventris crucheti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Myrmicaria
Species:	M. opaciventris
Subspecies:	M. opaciventris crucheti
Trinomial name
Myrmicaria opaciventris crucheti Santschi, 1925

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 1.58333° to -14.9°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Angola (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.

• crucheti. Myrmicaria opaciventris var. crucheti Santschi, 1925c: 151 (w.q.) ANGOLA. [First available use of Myrmicaria eumenoides st. congolensis var. crucheti Santschi, 1913c: 311; unavailable name.] [Also described as new by Santschi, 1914b: 116; unavailable name.]

References

• Santschi, F. 1925c [1924]. Révision des Myrmicaria d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 64: 133-176 (page 151, worker, queen described)