Plagiolepis exigua quadrimaculata

Plagiolepis exigua quadrimaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Plagiolepidini
Genus:	Plagiolepis
Species:	P. exigua
Subspecies:	P. exigua quadrimaculata
Trinomial name
Plagiolepis exigua quadrimaculata Forel, 1902

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (type locality), New Caledonia.

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.

• quadrimaculata. Plagiolepis exigua var. quadrimaculata Forel, 1902h: 483 (w.m.) AUSTRALIA.

Type Material

• Syntype, worker(s), male(s), Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.

References

• Forel, A. 1902j. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Rev. Suisse Zool. 10: 405-548 (page 483, worker, male described)