.jpg){kind=logo}
Romblonella townesi
| Romblonella townesi | |
|---|---|
| |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Romblonella |
| Species: | R. townesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Romblonella townesi Smith, M.R., 1953
| |
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 14.96666667° to 14.96666667°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (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. |
|
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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- townesi. Romblonella townesi Smith, M.R. 1953a: 80 (w.) MARIANAS IS.
Description
References
- Clouse, R. M. 2007. The Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Micronesia. Micronesica. 39(2): 171–296.
- Smith, M. R. 1953a. A revision of the genus Romblonella W. M. Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proc. Hawaii. Entomol. Soc. 15: 75-80 (page 80, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Clouse R. M. 2007. The ants of Micronesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Micronesica. 39: 171-295.
- Smith M. R. 1953. A revision of the genus Romblonella W. M. Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 15: 75-80.
- 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.
- Smith, Marion R. 1953. A Revision of the Genus Romblonella W. M. Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Hawaiian Entomological Society. 15(1):75-80.
- 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.