Romblonella elysii
Romblonella elysii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
Genus: | Romblonella |
Species: | R. elysii |
Binomial name | |
Romblonella elysii (Mann, 1919) |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 9.85° to 9.85°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Solomon Islands (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. |
Biology
Castes
. | Owned by Museum of Comparative Zoology. |
Images from AntWeb
Syntype of Romblonella elysii. Worker. Specimen code casent0904852. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MSNG, Genoa, Italy. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- elysii. Tetramorium scrobiferum var. elysii Mann, 1919: 346, fig. 29 (w.) SOLOMON IS. Combination in Romblonella: Smith, M.R. 1956b: 18. Raised to species: Smith, M.R. 1956b: 18.
Description
References
- Mann, W. M. 1919. The ants of the British Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 63: 273-391 (page 346, fig. 29 worker described)
- Smith, M. R. 1956b. A list of the species of Romblonella including two generic transfers (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Bull. Brooklyn Entomol. Soc. 51: 18 (page 18, Combination in Romblonella, and raised to species)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Mann, W.M. 1919. The ants of the British Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology of Harvard College 63: 273-391
- Sarnat Eli M. 2009. The Ants [Hymenoptera: Formicdiae] of Fiji: Systematics, Biogeography and Conservation of an Island Arc Fauna. 80-252
- Smith M. R. 1956. A list of the species of Romblonella including two generic transfers (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 51: 18.
- Taylor, R. W. 1991. Notes on the ant genera Romblonella and Willowsiella, with comments on their affinities, and the first descriptions of Australian species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Psyche (Cambridge) 97: 281-296.
- Wheeler W.M. 1935. Check list of the ants of Oceania. Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum 11(11):1-56.