Strongylognathus italicus

Strongylognathus italicus
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Strongylognathus
Species:	S. italicus
Binomial name
	Strongylognathus italicus; Finzi, 1924

The biology of this species is essentially unknown and its dulotic status is likely but needs confirmation. Alates have been found in August and September and Tetramorium caespitum was found within the type nest (Seifert, 2018; de la Mora et al., 2021). This species has also been found with Tetramorium impurum (de la Mora et al., 2021; Sanetra et al., 1999; Sanetra & Buschinger, 2000).

At a Glance

• Dulotic

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 42.766667° to 39.066667°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Italy (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

Flight Period

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Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Source: Seifert, 2018.

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Castes

Nomenclature

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

italicus. Strongylognathus huberi subsp. italica Finzi, 1924a: 14 (q.) ITALY.
- Type-material: holotype queen.
- Type-locality: Italy: Elba I. (Tuscany), iv.1921 (Scheerpeltz, Moczarski, Winkler).
- Type-depository: MCZC.
- [Note: Finzi collection is in MCZC, but the author may have returned the specimen to NHMW.]
- Subspecies of huberi: Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 149.
- Status as species: Kutter, 1968b: 205; Bolton, 1976: 308; Bolton, 1995b: 395; Poldi, et al. 1995: 6; Sanetra, Güsten & Schulz, 1999: 348; Borowiec, L. 2014: 164; Lebas, et al. 2016: 338; Seifert, 2018: 238.
- Distribution: Italy.

Taxonomic Notes

Seifert (2018) found that S. italicus clusters with, and is morphologically similar to, Strongylognathus alboini and the two should be synonomised. However, currently available data did not exclude the possibility that Strongylognathus destefanii (or one of its two junior synonyms, Strongylognathus emeryi or Strongylognathus huberi cecconii) may be a senior synonym within this set. As such, no formal taxonomic changes were proposed.

Description

References

Bolton, B. 1976. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Constituent genera, review of smaller genera and revision of Triglyphothrix Forel. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 34: 281-379 (page 308, Raised to species)
Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
Finzi, B. 1924a. Formiche dell'isola d'Elba e Monte Argentario. Boll. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 56: 12-15 (page 14, queen described)
Lapeva-Gjonova, A., Antonova, V. 2022. An updated checklist of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Bulgaria, after 130 years of research. Biodiversity Data Journal 10, e95599 (doi:10.3897/bdj.10.e95599).
Lapeva-Gjonova, A., Radchenko, A. 2021. Ant genus Strongylognathus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Bulgaria: a preliminary review. Biodiversity Data Journal 9, e65742 (doi:10.3897/bdj.9.e65742).
Sanetra, M., Buschinger, A. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships among social parasites and their hosts in the ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). European Journal of Entomology 97: 95-117.
Sanetra, M., Güsten, R., Schulz, A. 1999. On the taxonomy and distribution of Italian Tetramorium species and their social parasites (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Memorie della Societa Entomologica Italiana 77: 317-357.
Seifert, B. 2018. The ants of Central and Northern Europe. lutra Verlags- und Vertiebsgesellschaft, Tauer, 408 pp.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

Bolton B. 1976. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Constituent genera, review of smaller genera and revision of Triglyphothrix Forel. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 34:281-379.
Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
Finzi, B. "Formiche dell'isola d'Elba e Monte Argentario." Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 56 (1924): 12-15.
Sanetra M., R. Güsten, and A. Schulz. 1999. On the taxonomy and distribution of Italian Tetramorium species and their social parasites (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Memorie della Societa Entomologica Italiana 77: 317-357.