Plagiolepis delaugerrei

Plagiolepis delaugerrei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Plagiolepidini
Genus:	Plagiolepis
Species:	P. delaugerrei
Binomial name
Plagiolepis delaugerrei Casevitz-Weulersse, 2014

This species is a workerless inquiline of Plagiolepis pallescens and is endemic to Corsica, France.

At a Glance

• Workerless Inquiline

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: France (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.

• delaugerrei. Plagiolepis delaugerrei Casevitz-Weulersse, 2014: 29, figs. "Cliché 3", "Planche I" (q.) FRANCE.

Type Material

• Holotype, alate queen, on the island Giraglia, Corsica, near the lighthouse, France, 43°01′30″N 9°24′24″E, July 1995, Michel Delaugerre, 2528HT, National Museum of Natural History, Paris (alcohol collection); in nest of Plagiolepis taurica.
• Paratype, dealate queen, on the island Giraglia, Corsica, between the Lighthouse and Genovese Tower, France, 43°01′30″N 9°24′24″E, April 1996, Michel Delaugerre, 2528PT, National Museum of Natural History, Paris (alcohol collection); in nest of Plagiolepis taurica.

References

• Casevitz-Weulersse, J. 2014. A propos des fourmis de la Corse: Plagiolepis delaugerrei n. sp., parasite de Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920 (Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Formicinae). Le bulletin d’Arthropoda 47: 27-33.
• Degueldre, F., Mardulyn, P., Kuhn, A., Pinel, A., Karaman, C., Lebas, C., Schifani, E., Bračko, G., Wagner, H.C., Kiran, K., Borowiec, L., Passera, L., Abril, S., Espadaler, X., Aron, S. 2021. Evolutionary history of inquiline social parasitism in Plagiolepis ants. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 155, 107016 (doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107016).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Casevitz-Weulersse J. 2014. A propos des fourmis de la Corse: Plagiolepis delaugerrei n. sp., parasite de Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Le bulletin d’Arthropoda 47: 27-33.