Bothriomyrmex communistus

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Bothriomyrmex communistus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Formicidae
Subfamily:
Dolichoderinae
Genus:
Bothriomyrmex
Species:
B. communistus
Binomial name
Bothriomyrmex communistus
Santschi, 1919
Subspecies
  • Bothriomyrmex communista anatolicusEmery, 1925
Synonyms
  • Bothriomyrmex meridionalis adriacaSantschi, 1922
  • Bothriomyrmex adriacus ioniusEmery, 1925
  • Bothriomyrmex corsicus mohelensisNovak, 1941

Bothriomyrmex communistus is a species of ant in the genus Bothriomyrmex . Described by Santschi in 1919, the species is endemic to various countries of Europe and Asia, including Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Slovenia and Ukraine. [1] [2] [3]

Ant family of insects

Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the Cretaceous period, about 140 million years ago, and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than 12,500 of an estimated total of 22,000 species have been classified. They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and the distinctive node-like structure that forms their slender waists.

<i>Bothriomyrmex</i> Genus of ants

Bothriomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.

Felix Santschi was a Swiss entomologist known for discovering that ants use the sun as a compass and for describing about 2000 taxa of ants.

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Bothriomyrmex crosi is a species of ant in the genus Bothriomyrmex. Described by Santschi in 1919, the species is endemic to Algeria.

Bothriomyrmex cuculus is a species of ant in the genus Bothriomyrmex. Described by Santschi in 1919, the species is endemic to Algeria and Tunisia.

Bothriomyrmex decapitans is a species of ant in the genus Bothriomyrmex. Described by Santschi in 1911, the species is endemic to Algeria and Tunisia.

Bothriomyrmex emarginatus is a species of ant in the genus Bothriomyrmex. Described by Santschi in 1911, the species is endemic to Tunisia.

Bothriomyrmex jannonei is a species of ant in the genus Bothriomyrmex. Described by Menozzi in 1936, the species is endemic to Greece.

Bothriomyrmex modestus is a species of ant in the genus Bothriomyrmex. Described by Radchenko in 1985, the species is endemic to the Russian Federation and Ukraine.

Bothriomyrmex pubens is a species of ant in the genus Bothriomyrmex. Described by Santschi in 1919, the species is endemic to Algeria and Tunisia.

Bothriomyrmex regicidus is a species of ant in the genus Bothriomyrmex. Described by Santschi in 1919, the species is endemic to Algeria and Tunisia.

<i>Bothriomyrmex saundersi</i> Species of ant

Bothriomyrmex saundersi is a species of ant in the genus Bothriomyrmex. Described by Santschi in 1922, the species is endemic to Portugal and Spain.

Bothriomyrmex turcomenicus is a species of ant in the genus Bothriomyrmex. Described by Emery in 1925, the species is endemic to Kazakhstan, Turkey and Turkmenistan.

References

  1. ↑ Dlussky, G. M. 1962. Ants of the northern slopes of the Talasskii Alatau range. Tr. Inst. Zool. Akad. Nauk Kaz. SSR 18: 177-188 (page 180, see also)
  2. ↑ Atanassov, N.; Dlussky, G. M. 1992. Fauna of Bulgaria. Hymenoptera, Formicidae. Fauna Bûlg. 22: 1-310 (page 195, see also)
  3. ↑ Santschi, F. 1919i. Fourmis du genre Bothriomyrmex Emery. (Systématique et moeurs.). Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 7: 201-224 (page 206, pl. 2, fig. 2 worker described)


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