Orectognathus nanus

Orectognathus nanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Attini
Genus:	Orectognathus
Species:	O. nanus
Binomial name
Orectognathus nanus Taylor, 1977 Specimen Labels

Identification

Keys including this Species

• Key to Australian Orectognathus Species

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -16.2° to -19.00436°.

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.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• nanus. Orectognathus nanus Taylor, 1977: 605, figs. 20-22 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. See also: Bolton, 2000: 23.

Type Material

• Holotype, worker, Seymour Range, about 5km N Innisfail, Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W., ANIC32-017829, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Paratype, 4 workers, 1 queen, Seymour Range, about 5km N Innisfail, Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W., ANIC32-010820, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Paratype, 1 queen, W McNamee Creek, Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W. & Feehan,J., ANIC32-010821, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Paratype, 1 worker, W McNamee Creek, Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W. & Feehan,J., ANIC32-010822, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Paratype, 1 worker, Eacham National Park [Lake Eacham National Park], Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W., ANIC32-010823, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Paratype, 1 worker, Kirrama Range, Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W., ANIC32-010825, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Paratype, 1 queen, Tully Falls National Park, Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W. & Feehan,J., ANIC32-010826, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Paratype, 1 worker, 1 queen, W McNamee Creek, Queensland, Australia, Taylor,R.W. & Feehan,J., ANIC32-017830, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Paratype, 1 worker, W Seymour Range, near Innisfail, Queensland, Australia, Queensland Museum.

References

• 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 605, figs. 20-22 worker, queen described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Bolton, B. 2000. The Ant Tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 65
• Taylor R. W. 1977. New ants of the Australasian genus Orectognathus, with a key to the known species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 25: 581-612.