Orectognathus echinus

Orectognathus echinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Attini
Genus:	Orectognathus
Species:	O. echinus
Binomial name
Orectognathus echinus Taylor & Lowery, 1972 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -7.199999809° to -7.283329964°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea.

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.

• echinus. Orectognathus echinus Taylor & Lowery, 1972: 310, pl. 2 (w.q.) NEW GUINEA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1986f: 495 (l.). See also: Bolton, 2000: 22.

Type Material

• Holotype, worker, Black Cat Trail, 9.6km E Wau [Black Cat Pass], Morobe, Papua New Guinea, Lowery,B.B., ANIC32-017821, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Paratype, 10 workers, 1 queen, Black Cat Trail, 9.6km E Wau [Black Cat Pass], Morobe, Papua New Guinea, Lowery,B.B., ANIC32-017822, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Paratype, 6 workers, 1 queen, 12.9km W Bulolo, Papua New Guinea, Lowery,B.B., ANIC32-017823, Australian National Insect Collection.

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.; Lowery, B. B. 1972. The New Guinean species of the ant genus Orectognathus Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Aust. Entomol. Soc. 11: 306-310 (page 310, pl. 2 worker, queen described)
• Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1986f. Supplementary studies on ant larvae: Myrmicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 94: 489-499 (page 495, larva described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Bolton, B. 2000. The Ant Tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 65
• CSIRO Collection
• Janda M., G. D. Alpert, M. L. Borowiec, E. P. Economo, P. Klimes, E. Sarnat, and S. O. Shattuck. 2011. Cheklist of ants described and recorded from New Guinea and associated islands. Available on http://www.newguineants.org/. Accessed on 24th Feb. 2011.
• Taylor R. W.; B. B. Lowery. 1972. The New Guinean species of the ant genus Orectognathus Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 11: 306-310.