Pogonomyrmex brevibarbis silvestrii

Pogonomyrmex brevibarbis silvestrii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Pogonomyrmecini
Genus:	Pogonomyrmex
Species group:	brevibarbis
Species:	P. brevibarbis
Subspecies:	P. brevibarbis silvestrii
Trinomial name
Pogonomyrmex brevibarbis silvestrii Emery, 1906
Synonyms
Pogonomyrmex brevibarbis longiceps Santschi, 1917

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -26.566667° to -34.604°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina (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.

• silvestrii. Pogonomyrmex silvestrii Emery, 1906c: 159, fig. 22 (w.) ARGENTINA. Senior synonym of longiceps: Kusnezov, 1951a: 250. Currently subspecies of brevibarbis: Kusnezov, 1951a: 250.
• longiceps. Pogonomyrmex brevibarbis st. longiceps Santschi, 1917f: 277 (w.) ARGENTINA. Junior synonym of silvestrii: Kusnezov, 1951a: 250.

References

• Emery, C. 1906c [1905]. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. XXVI. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 37: 107-194 (page 159, fig. 22 worker described)
• Kusnezov, N. 1951e. El género Pogonomyrmex Mayr (Hym., Formicidae). Acta Zool. Lilloana 11: 227-333 (page 250, Subspecies of brevibarbis, and senior synonym of longiceps)