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Platythyrea pilosula
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Platythyreini |
| Genus: | Platythyrea |
| Species: | P. pilosula |
| Binomial name | |
| Platythyrea pilosula (Smith, F., 1858)
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| At a Glance | • Gamergate |
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 25.68015° to -22.809943°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina, Brazil (type locality), Colombia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Venezuela.
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
Worker
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| Worker. Specimen code casent0178861. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ALWC, Alex L. Wild Collection. |
Queen
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| Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0178860. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ALWC, Alex L. Wild Collection. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- pilosula. Ponera pilosula Smith, F. 1858b: 95 (w.) BRAZIL (no state data).
- Type-material: 2 syntype workers.
- [Note: a remounted worker in BMNH is labelled “type” and has a red disc. Apart from this the specimen has only a square of yellow paper and the label “Smith coll. Presented by Mrs Farren White.” A second worker, that has not been remounted, has the same labels but lacks the “type” disc, and has a white rectangular label “Frstrm.” Type-locality given by Smith is merely “Brazil.” This is absent from both specimens. It is perhaps best to regard both specimens as syntypes.]
- Type-locality: Brazil: (no further data).
- Type-depository: BMNH.
- Combination in Platythyrea: Mayr, 1886c: 358;
- combination in Leptogenys: Emery, 1911d: 106;
- combination in Platythyrea: Donisthorpe, 1932c: 474; Kempf, 1965: 181.
- Status as species: Mayr, 1863: 449; Mayr, 1886c: 358; Dalla Torre, 1893: 41; Emery, 1911d: 106; Borgmeier, 1923: 75; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 474; Kempf, 1965: 181; Kempf, 1972a: 206; Brown, 1975: 9, 53; Brandão, 1991: 371; Bolton, 1995b: 336; Wild, 2007b: 40; Mackay, Mackay, et al. 2008: 208; Feitosa, 2015c: 99; Fernández & Guerrero, 2019: 513.
- Senior synonym of incerta: Brown, 1975: 9; Brandão, 1991: 371; Bolton, 1995b: 337.
- Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Venezuela.
- incerta. Platythyrea incerta Emery, 1890a: 56 (w.) VENEZUELA.
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: Venezuela: San Esteban (E. Simon).
- Type-depository: MSNG.
- Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1971b: 1198 (l.).
- Subspecies of punctata: Forel, 1912c: 36.
- Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 27; Forel, 1901f: 336; Emery, 1911d: 30; Mann, 1916: 402; Borgmeier, 1923: 53; Wheeler, W.M. 1923a: 2; Kempf, 1964a: 141; Kempf, 1972a: 206.
- Junior synonym of pilosula: Brown, 1975: 9; Brandão, 1991: 371; Bolton, 1995b: 337.
The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):
Ponera pilosula
A remounted worker in The Natural History Museum is labelled “type” and has a red disc. Apart from this the specimen has only a square of yellow paper and the label “Smith coll. Presented by Mrs Farren White.” A second worker, that has not been remounted, has the same labels but lacks the “type” disc, and has a white rectangular label “Frstrm.” Type-locality given by Smith is merely “Brazil.” This is absent from both specimens.
Description
Karyotype
- See additional details at the Ant Chromosome Database.
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- n = 20, 2n = 40 (French Guiana) (Mariano et al., 2015).
References
- Albuquerque, E., Prado, L., Andrade-Silva, J., Siqueira, E., Sampaio, K., Alves, D., Brandão, C., Andrade, P., Feitosa, R., Koch, E., Delabie, J., Fernandes, I., Baccaro, F., Souza, J., Almeida, R., Silva, R. 2021. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 5001, 1–83 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1).
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search Agric. (Ithaca N. Y.) 5(1 1: 1-115 (page 9, Senior synonym of incerta)
- Emery, C. 1911e. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Ponerinae. Genera Insectorum 118: 1-125 (page 106, Combination in Leptogenys)
- Esteves, F.A., Fisher, B.L. 2021. Corrieopone nouragues gen. nov., sp. nov., a new Ponerinae from French Guiana (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 1074, 83–173 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.1074.75551).
- Franco, W., Ladino, N., Delabie, J.H.C., Dejean, A., Orivel, J., Fichaux, M., Groc, S., Leponce, M., Feitosa, R.M. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674, 509–543 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4674.5.2).
- Kempf, W. W. 1965. Nota preliminar sôbre algumas formigas neotrópicas, descritas por Frederick Smith (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 25: 181-186 (page 181, Combination in Platythyrea)
- Mariano, C.S.F., Santos, I.S., Silva, J.G., Costa, M.A., Pompolo, S.G. 2015. Citogenética e evolução do cariótipo em formigas poneromorfas. In: Delabie, J.H.C., Feitosa, R.M., Serrao, J.E., Mariano, C.S.F., Majer, J.D. (eds) As formigas poneromorfas do Brasil, 1st edn. Ilhéus, Brasil, pp 102–125 (doi:10.7476/9788574554419.0010).
- Mayr, G. 1886c. Notizen über die Formiciden-Sammlung des British Museum in London. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 36: 353-368 (page 358, Combination in Platythyrea)
- Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 95, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
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- Brandao, C.R.F. 1991. Adendos ao catalogo abreviado das formigas da regiao neotropical (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 35: 319-412.
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