Formicoxenus sibiricus
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| Formicoxenus sibiricus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Formicoxenus |
| Species: | F. sibiricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Formicoxenus sibiricus (Forel, 1899)
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| At a Glance | • Xenobiotic |
Contents
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Russian Federation (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.
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.
Biology
Castes
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- sibiricus. Leptothorax sibiricus Forel, 1899b: 306 (w.) RUSSIA.
- Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Francoeur, Loiselle & Buschinger, 1985: 382), 1 paralectotype worker..
- Type-locality: lectotype Russia: eastern Siberia (Nassonow); paralectotype with same data.
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Combination in L. (Mychothorax): Ruzsky, 1904a: 288; Emery, 1924d: 262;
- combination in Formicoxenus: Francoeur, Loiselle & Buschinger, 1985: 382.
- Junior synonym of hirticornis: Ruzsky, 1905b: 622.
- Subspecies of hirticornis: Emery, 1924d: 262; Ruzsky, 1925b: 45.
- Status as species: Francoeur, Loiselle & Buschinger, 1985: 382 (redescription); Radchenko, 1994b: 111 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 207.
- Senior synonym of orientalis: Francoeur, Loiselle & Buschinger, 1985: 382; Bolton, 1995b: 207; Radchenko, 1994b: 111.
- Distribution: Russia.
- orientalis. Formicoxenus orientalis Dlussky, 1963: 193, figs. 6, 8 (w.) RUSSIA.
- Type-material: holotype worker, 4 paratype workers.
- Type-locality: holotype Russia: Eastern Transbaikalia, Chita Prov., Sretensk Dist., Dunayevskoye Forestry, Kulinda Creek, 2.ix.1957, from nest of Formica pressilabris (G.M. Dlussky); paratypes with same data.
- Type-depositories: ZMUM (holotype); RASM (paratypes).
- Status as species: Kupyanskaya, 1990: 149.
- Junior synonym of sibiricus: Francoeur, Loiselle & Buschinger, 1985: 382; Radchenko, 1994b: 111; Bolton, 1995b: 207.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 262, Combination in L. (Mychothorax))
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 262, revived from synonymy as variety of hirticornis)
- Forel, A. 1899c. Trois notices myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 43: 303-310 (page 306, worker described)
- Francoeur, A.; Loiselle, R.; Buschinger, A. 1984. Taxonomic revision of the ant genus Formicoxenus (Formicidae, Hymenoptera). [Abstract.] P. 528 in: XVII International Congress of Entomology. Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany, August 20-26, 1984. Abst (page 528, new combination in Formicoxenus)
- Francoeur, A.; Loiselle, R.; Buschinger, A. 1985. Biosystématique de la tribu Leptothoracini (Formicidae, Hymenoptera). 1. Le genre Formicoxenus dans la région holarctique. Nat. Can. (Qué.) 112: 343-403. (page 382, Combination in Formicoxenus)
- Francoeur, A.; Loiselle, R.; Buschinger, A. 1985. Biosystématique de la tribu Leptothoracini (Formicidae, Hymenoptera). 1. Le genre Formicoxenus dans la région holarctique. Nat. Can. (Qué.) 112: 343-403 (page 382, Revived status as species, and senior synonym of orientalis)
- Ruzsky, M. 1905b. The ants of Russia. (Formicariae Imperii Rossici). Systematics, geography and data on the biology of Russian ants. Part I. Tr. Obshch. Estestvoispyt. Imp. Kazan. Univ. 38(4-6 6: 1-800 (page 622, junior synonym of hirticornis)
