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Orectognathus coccinatus
| Orectognathus coccinatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Orectognathus |
| Species: | O. coccinatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Orectognathus coccinatus Taylor, 1980 | |
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -22.85° to -22.85000038°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
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.
- coccinatus. Orectognathus coccinatus Taylor, 1980a: 779, figs. 7-9 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. [O. coccinatus Taylor, 1978b: 9; unavailable name.] See also: Bolton, 2000: 21.
Type Material
- Holotype, worker, Byfield, near Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W. & Weir,T.A., ANIC32-017818, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 10 workers, Byfield, near Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W. & Weir,T.A., ANIC32-010703, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 10 workers, Byfield, near Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W. & Weir,T.A., ANIC32-010705, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 4 workers, Byfield, near Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W. & Weir,T.A., ANIC32-010706, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 2 workers, 1 queen, Byfield, near Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W. & Weir,T.A., ANIC32-010707, Australian National Insect Collection.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 301, catalogue)
- Taylor, R. W. 1978b. A taxonomic guide to the ant genus Orectognathus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO Div. Entomol. Rep. 3: 1-11 (page 9, worker, queen described; unavailable name)
- Taylor, R. W. 1980a [1979]. New Australian ants of the genus Orectognathus, with summary description of the twenty-nine known species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 27: 773-788 (page 779, figs. 7-9 worker, queen described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.