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Plagiolepis chirindensis
| Plagiolepis chirindensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
| Genus: | Plagiolepis |
| Species: | P. chirindensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Plagiolepis chirindensis Arnold, 1949
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -18.46513889° to -20.45°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Zimbabwe (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.
- chirindensis. Plagiolepis (Anacantholepis) chirindensis Arnold, 1949: 269, fig. 9 (w.) ZIMBABWE.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1949. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 9. Occas. Pap. Natl. Mus. South. Rhod. 2: 261-275. (page 269, fig. 9 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection