Orectognathus darlingtoni
Orectognathus darlingtoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Attini |
Genus: | Orectognathus |
Species: | O. darlingtoni |
Binomial name | |
Orectognathus darlingtoni Taylor, 1977 |
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -16.25° to -18.1°.
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. |
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. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- darlingtoni. Orectognathus darlingtoni Taylor, 1977: 606, figs. 31-36 (w.q.k.) AUSTRALIA. Imai, Crozier & Taylor, 1977: 349 (k.). See also: Bolton, 2000: 22.
Type Material
- Holotype, worker, Lake Eacham National Park, near Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W. & Feehan,J., ANIC32-017820, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 7 workers, 1 queen, Lake Eacham National Park, near Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W. & Feehan,J., ANIC32-010710, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 1 queen, 3.2km E Lake Barrine, Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W. & Feehan,J., ANIC32-010813, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 1 worker, Lake Eacham National Park, near Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia, Queensland Museum.
- Paratype, 1 worker, Lake Eacham National Park, near Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia, 17-18 July 1971, R.W. Taylor, South Australian Museum; rainforest.
Description
Karyotype
- n = 11, 2n = 22 (Australia) (Imai et al., 1977).
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 301, catalogue)
- Imai, H. T.; Crozier, R. H.; Taylor, R. W. 1977. Karyotype evolution in Australian ants. Chromosoma (Berl.) 59: 341-393 (page 349, karyotype described)
- Taylor, R. W. 1977. New ants of the Australasian genus Orectognathus, with a key to the known species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 25: 581-612 (page 606, figs. 31-36 worker and queen described, karyotype described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Imai H. T., R. H. Crozier, and R. W. Taylor. 1977. Karyotype evolution in Australian ants. Chromosoma 59: 341-393.