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Plectroctena lygaria
| Plectroctena lygaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Plectroctena |
| Species: | P. lygaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Plectroctena lygaria Bolton, Gotwald & Leroux, 1979
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 6.5° to 5.5°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Ivory Coast (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Holotype of Plectroctena lygaria. Worker. Specimen code casent0102919. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
   
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| Paratype of Plectroctena lygaria. Worker. Specimen code casent0102987. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
   
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| Paratype of Plectroctena lygaria. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0104134. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
   
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| Paratype of Plectroctena lygaria. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0104135. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
   
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| Paratype of Plectroctena lygaria. Worker. Specimen code casent0172255. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ANIC, Canberra, Australia. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- lygaria. Plectroctena lygaria Bolton, Gotwald & Leroux, 1979: 373, figs. 1, 2 (w.q.m.) IVORY COAST.
Description
References
- Bolton, B.; Gotwald, W. H., Jr.; Leroux, J. M. 1979 [1976]. A new West African ant of the genus Plectroctena with ecological notes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Ann. Univ. Abidjan Sér. E (Écol.) 9: 371-381. (page 373, figs. 1, 2 worker, queen, male described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Bolton B., W. H. Gotwald Jr., and J. M. Leroux. 1979 . A new West African ant of the genus Plectroctena with ecological notes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annales de l'Université d'Abidjan. Série E (Écologie) 9: 371-381.
- Bolton B., and W. L. Brown Jr. 2002. Loboponera gen. n. and a review of the Afrotropical Plectroctena genus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology Series 71: 1-18.
- Yeo K., T. Delsinne, S. Komate, L. L. Alonso, D. Aidara, and C. Peeters. 2016. Diversity and distribution of ant assemblages above and below ground in a West African forest–savannah mosaic (Lamto, Cote d’Ivoire). Insectes Sociaux DOI 10.1007/s00040-016-0527-6