Myrmicaria tigreensis

Myrmicaria tigreensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Myrmicaria
Species:	M. tigreensis
Binomial name
Myrmicaria tigreensis (Guérin-Méneville, 1849)

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Ethiopia (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.

• tigreensis. Myrmica tigreensis Guérin-Méneville, 1849: 351, pl. 7, fig. 7 (m.) ETHIOPIA. Combination in Myrmicaria: Smith, F. 1858b: 141.

References

• Guérin-Méneville, F. E. 1849. Insectes. Pp. 241-398 in: Lefebvre, T. 1847-1851. Voyage en Abyssinie exécuté pendant les années 1839-1843. Pt. IV. Tom. VI. Histoire naturelle - Zoologie. Paris: Bertrand, 398 pp. (page 351, pl. 7, fig. 7 male described)
• Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 141, Combination in Myrmicaria)

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