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Trichomyrmex nengraharicum
| Trichomyrmex nengraharicum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Trichomyrmex |
| Species: | T. nengraharicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichomyrmex nengraharicum (Pisarski, 1970) | |
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan (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. |
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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.
- nengraharicum. Monomorium (Parholcomyrmex) nengraharicum Pisarski, 1970: 309, figs. 1-9 (w.q.) AFGHANISTAN.
- Type-material: holotype worker, 2 paratype workers, 24 paratype queens.
- Type-localities: holotype Afghanistan: Prov. Nengrahar, 10 km. EES Jalalabad, 620 m., 5.iii.1966 (PT 25) (D. Povolný & F. Tenora); paratypes: 2 workers, 21 queens with same data, 3 queens with same data but 19.iii.1966 (PT 15).
- Type-depositories: MMBC (holotype); MIZW, MMBC (paratypes).
- Combination in Trichomyrmex: (provisional, unpublished).
- [Note: provisional combination as original description cites Parholcomyrmex.]
- Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 265.
- Distribution: Afghanistan.
Type Material
Bezděčková et al. (2017) - Holotype and 17 paratypes are deposited in Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic (all dry-mounted, glued on rectangular card labels):
- HOLOTYPE (worker): ‘O. Afghanistan / Prov. Nengrahar / Povolný & Tenora [p] // (25) 8 km öös. / Jalalabad / 5. 3. 66 620 m [p] // Monomorium / nengraharicum / sp.n [hw] / det. B. Pisarski [p] // Holotyp [hw, red label] // Invent. č. [p] / 545/Ent [hw] / Mor. museum, Brno [p] // Holo- / typus [p, red label]’.
- PARATYPES (1 worker 12 queens): ‘O. Afghanistan / Prov. Nengrahar / Povolný & Tenora [p] // (25) 8 km öös. / Jalalabad / 5. 3. 66 620 m [p] // Monomorium / nengraharicum / sp. n. / det. B. Pisarski [p] // Para- / typus [p, red label] // Invent. č. [p] / 546–558/Ent. [respectively, hw] / Mor. museum, Brno [p]’.
- PARATYPES (4 alate queens): ‘O. Afghanistan / Prov. Nengrahar / Povolný & Tenora [p] // (15) 10 km öös. / Jalalabad / 19. 2. 66 620 m [p] // Monomorium / nengraharicum / sp. n. / det. B. Pisarski [p] // Para- / typus [p, red label] // Invent. č. [p] / 559–562 / Ent. [respectively, hw] / Mor. museum, Brno [p]’.
Taxonomic Notes
Provisional combination in Trichomyrmex as original description cites Parholcomyrmex.
Description
References
- Bezděčková, K., Bezděčka, P., Macek, J., Malenovský, I. 2017. Catalogue of type specimens of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) deposited in Czech museums. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 57(1): 295-308 (doi:10.1515/aemnp-2017-0076).
- Pisarski, B. 1970a [1969]. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Fauna Afghanistans. (Sammelergebnisse von O. Jakes 1963-64, D. Povolny 1965, D. Povolny & Fr. Tenora 1966, J. Simek 1965-66, D. Povolny, J. Gaisler, Z. Sebek & Fr. Tenora 1967). Formicidae, Hym. Cas. Morav. Mus. Brne 54(Su Suppl: 305-326 (page 309, figs. 1-9 worker, queen described)