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Myrmicaria salambo
| Myrmicaria salambo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Myrmicaria |
| Species: | M. salambo |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmicaria salambo Wheeler, W.M., 1922
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Myrmicaria salambo is arboreal and attending climbing insects (Wheeler, 1922; Scupola, 2019).
Identification
Concerning the measurements, Myrmicaria morettoi has CW, SL, CI and CS relatively much smaller than M. salambo. The measures of M. salambo are based on 3 syntypes (MCZ) and 4 specimens from Ivory Coast, Boundiali, M’banto 09°35’18.1”N 006°42’52.1”W, piège achatine, Moretto P. leg. (Antonio Scupola, personal collection, Italy).
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 4° to 4°.
| 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), Ivory Coast.
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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- salambo. Myrmicaria salambo Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 147, fig. 37 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
Description
References
- 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).
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922b. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 39-269 (page 147, fig. 37 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 39-269.