Psalidomyrmex sallyae

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Psalidomyrmex sallyae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Psalidomyrmex
Species: P. sallyae
Binomial name
Psalidomyrmex sallyae
Bolton, 1975

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Identification

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 6.25° to 0.5642°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Ghana (type locality), Uganda.

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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

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Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • sallyae. Psalidomyrmex sallyae Bolton, 1975b: 9, fig. 5 (w.) GHANA.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection