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Zasphinctus chariensis
| Zasphinctus chariensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Zasphinctus |
| Species: | Z. chariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zasphinctus chariensis (Santschi, 1915)
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Essentially nothing is known concerning this species. It is known only from a few male specimens.
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Central African Republic (type locality), Chad, Mali.
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
Images from AntWeb
 
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| Syntype of Sphinctomyrmex chariensis. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0911269. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- chariensis. Sphinctomyrmex rufiventris st. chariensis Santschi, 1915c: 245 (m.) CHAD.
- Type-material: 2 syntype males.
- Type-locality: Chad: Moyen-Chari, Fort Archambault, 1904 (Decorse).
- Type-depositories: MNHN, NHMB.
- Combination in Aethiopopone: Santschi, 1930a: 50;
- combination in Sphinctomyrmex: Brown, 1975: 33;
- combination in Zasphinctus: Borowiec, M.L. 2016: 243.
- Subspecies of rufiventris: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 755; Santschi, 1930a: 50.
- Status as species: Brown, 1975: 33; Bolton, 1995b: 392.
- Distribution: Chad.
Description
References
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search Agric. (Ithaca N. Y.) 5(1 1: 1-115 (page 33, Combination in Sphinctomyrmex, and raised to species)
- Borowiec, M.L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1-280 (doi: 10.3897/zookeys.608.9427).
- Hita Garcia, F., Fischer, G., Liu, C., Audisio, T.L., Economo, E.P. 2017. Next-generation morphological character discovery and evaluation: an X-ray micro-CT enhanced revision of the ant genus Zasphinctus Wheeler (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dorylinae) in the Afrotropics. ZooKeys 693: 33–93 (doi: 10.3897/zookeys.693.13012).
- Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282. (page 245, male described)
- Santschi, F. 1930a. Description de Formicides éthiopiens nouveaux ou peu connus. V. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 70: 49-77 (page 50, Combination in Aethiopopone)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Hita Garcia F., G. Fischer, C. Liu, T. L. Audisio, and E. P. Economo. 2017. Next-generation morphological character discovery and evaluation: an X-ray micro-CT enhanced revision of the ant genus Zasphinctus Wheeler (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dorylinae) in the Afrotropics. ZooKeys 693: 33–93. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.693.13012
- Santschi F. 1915. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 84: 244-282.