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Orectognathus nigriventris
| Orectognathus nigriventris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Orectognathus |
| Species: | O. nigriventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Orectognathus nigriventris Mercovich, 1958
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -30.35888° to -36.6°.
| 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.
- nigriventris. Orectognathus nigriventris Mercovich, 1958: 195, fig. (w.) AUSTRALIA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1973c: 213 (l.). See also: Brown, 1958b: 28 (in key); Bolton, 2000: 23.
Type Material
- Holotype, worker, Dora Creek, Martinsville, near Morisset, New South Wales, Australia, Queensland Museum.
- Paratype, 4 workers, Dora Creek, Martinsville, near Morisset, New South Wales, Australia, Mercovick,T.C., ANIC32-010827, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 5 workers, Dora Creek, Martinsville, near Morisset, New South Wales, Australia, Queensland Museum.
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)
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1958b [1957]. A supplement to the revisions of the dacetine ant genera Orectognathus and Arnoldidris, with keys to the species. Psyche (Camb.) 64: 17-29 (page 28, see also)
- Mercovich, T. C. 1958. A new species of the genus Orectognathus. Mem. Qld. Mus. 13: 195-198.
- Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1973c. The ant larvae of the tribes Basicerotini and Dacetini: second supplement (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Pan-Pac. Entomol. 49: 207-214 (page 213, larva 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.