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Romblonella palauensis
| Romblonella palauensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Romblonella |
| Species: | R. palauensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Romblonella palauensis Smith, M.R., 1953
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 7.55° to 7°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Palau (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. |
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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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| Male (alate). Specimen code casent0172306. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ANIC, Canberra, Australia. |
   
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| Paratype of Romblonella palauensis. Worker. Specimen code casent0178524. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MCZ, Cambridge, MA, USA. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- palauensis. Romblonella palauensis Smith, M.R. 1953f: 164 (w.m.) PALAU IS.
Description
References
- Smith, M. R. 1953f. A new Romblonella from Palau, and the first description of a Romblonella male (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 61: 163-167 (page 164, worker, male described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Clouse R. M. 2007. The ants of Micronesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Micronesica. 39: 171-295.
- Clouse, R.M. 2007. The ants of Micronesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Micronesica 39(2): 171-295.
- Field Museum Collection, Chicago, Illinois (C. Moreau)
- Smith M. R. 1953. A new Romblonella from Palau, and the first description of a Romblonella male (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 61: 163-167.
- 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.