Plagiolepis wilsoni

Plagiolepis wilsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Plagiolepidini
Genus:	Plagiolepis
Species:	P. wilsoni
Binomial name
Plagiolepis wilsoni (Clark, 1934) Specimen Labels

Distribution

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.

• wilsoni. Bothriomyrmex wilsoni Clark, 1934b: 39, pl. 3, fig. 5 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Plagiolepis: Heterick & Shattuck, 2011: 166.

Type Material

• Bothriomyrmex wilsoni Clark, 1934: Syntype, 1 worker, Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.
• Bothriomyrmex wilsoni Clark, 1934: Syntype, 2 workers, Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia.

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.