Opisthopsis maura
Opisthopsis maura | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Camponotini |
Genus: | Opisthopsis |
Species: | O. maura |
Binomial name | |
Opisthopsis maura Wheeler, W.M., 1918 |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia (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. |
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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.
- maura. Opisthopsis maurus Wheeler, W.M. 1918d: 350, pl. 3, figs. 18, 19 (w.) AUSTRALIA.
Type Material
- Holotype, worker, Koah, Queensland, Australia, 16°49′0″S 145°31′0″E / 16.816667°S 145.516667°E, 29 October 1914, Wheeler, W.M., MCZ-21449, Museum of Comparative Zoology; (examined by S.Shattuck, October 2012).
Description
References
- Wheeler, W. M. 1918d. The ants of the genus Opisthopsis Emery. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 62: 341-362 (page 350, pl. 3, figs. 18, 19 worker described)