Syscia murillocruzae

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Syscia murillocruzae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Syscia
Species: S. murillocruzae
Binomial name
Syscia murillocruzae
Longino & Branstetter, 2021

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Costa Rica (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

  • murillocruzae. Syscia murillocruzae Longino & Branstetter, 2021: 29, fig. 10 (w.q.intercaste.) COSTA RICA.
    • Type-material: holotype worker, paratype workers, paratype queens, paratype intercastes (numbers not stated).
    • Type-locality: holotype Costa Rica: Heredia, La Selva Biological Station, 10.43333, -84.01667 ±2 km., 50 m., 15.vii.1986, wet forest, sifted leaf litter, JTL1386-s (J. Longino); paratypes (all La Selva Biol. Sta.): with same data, with same data but 14.vi.2004 (TEAM, AMI-1-W-009-03), with same data but 1.iii.2005 (TEAM, AMI-1-W-028-02), with same data but 5.ix.2006 (TEAM, AMI-1-W-093-08-02), with same data but 24.xi.2006 (TEAM, AMI-1-W-108-02), with same data but 4.ix.2007 (TEAM, AMI-1-W-150-05), with same data but 5.ix.2007 (TEAM, AMI-1-W-151-02), with same data but 16.iv.1993 (ALAS, B/16/064), with same data but 17.viii.1986, JTL1391-s (J. Longino), with same data but 4.v.1993, JTL3483-s (J. Longino), with same data but 25.vi.1999, Hojarasca, W/07/014 (D. Brenes).
    • Type-depositories: UCRS (holotype); CASC, DZUP, INBC, MCZC, USNM (paratypes).
    • Distribution: Costa Rica.

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