Myrmicaria opaciventris obscuripes

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Myrmicaria opaciventris obscuripes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Myrmicaria
Species: M. opaciventris
Subspecies: M. opaciventris obscuripes
Trinomial name
Myrmicaria opaciventris obscuripes
Santschi, 1937

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • obscuripes. Myrmicaria opaciventris var. obscuripes Santschi, 1937a: 57 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.

Description

References

  • Santschi, F. 1937a. Glanure de fourmis éthiopiennes. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 77: 47-66 (page 57, worker described)