Trichomyrmex dilatatum

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Trichomyrmex dilatatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Trichomyrmex
Species: T. dilatatum
Binomial name
Trichomyrmex dilatatum
(Bernard, 1977)

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Algeria (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

Images from AntWeb

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Syntype of Monomorium dilatatumWorker. Specimen code casent0913741. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by MNHN, Paris, France.

Nomenclature

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

  • dilatatum. Monomorium (Parholcomyrmex) dilatatum Bernard, 1977: 30, fig. 2A-D (w.) ALGERIA.
    • Type-material: 8 syntype workers.
    • Type-localities: 2 syntypes Algeria: wadi Issandilène (Tassili des Ajjer, 1260 m.) (F. Bernard), 6 syntypes Algeria: nr wadi Imlaoulaouène (Hoggar, 16 km. NE Tamanrasset), 1600 m. (F. Bernard).
    • Type-depository: MNHN.
    • Combination in Trichomyrmex: (provisional, unpublished).
    • [Note: provisional combination as original description cites Parholcomyrmex.]
    • Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 261; Borowiec, L. 2014: 118.
    • Distribution: Algeria.

Taxonomic Notes

Provisional combination in Trichomyrmex as original description cites Parholcomyrmex.

Description

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