Tetraponera caffra

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Tetraponera caffra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Pseudomyrmecinae
Genus: Tetraponera
Species group: natalensis
Species: T. caffra
Binomial name
Tetraponera caffra
(Santschi, 1914)

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Identification

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -16.13333° to -28.36359°.

   
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: South Africa (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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

Nomenclature

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

  • caffra. Sima natalensis st. caffra Santschi, 1914e: 15 (w.q.m.) SOUTH AFRICA. Combination in Tetraponera: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 799. Raised to species: Ward & Downie, 2005: 326.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection