Antweb Field Guide

   Species of genus:Anochetus in project:Bolton World Catalog



1) Species: Anochetus africanus


Example specimen:sam-hym-c002513a


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 2 times found in mature wet forest, 2 times found in swamp forest, 1 times found in mature swamp forest, 1 times found in rainforest, 1 times found in wet forest, 1 times found in coastal lowland rainforest, 1 times found in mature forest edge, 1 times found in secondary forest habitat

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 5 times search, 2 times Winkler, 1 times MW 50 sample transect, 5m, 1 times Malaise trap, 1 times winkler extraction, Transect 21 0m

Elevations: collected from 350 - 1650 meters, 808 meters average




2) Species: Anochetus agilis


Example specimen:casent0281878





3) Species: Anochetus alae





4) Species: Anochetus altisquamis


Example specimen:casent0173533


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in tropical moist forest

Elevations: collected at 820 m




5) Species: Anochetus ambiguus

Example specimen:smnsdo4015





6) Species: Anochetus angolensis


Example specimen:castype13133

Specimen Data Summary

Elevations: collected at 200 m




7) Species: Anochetus armstrongi


Example specimen:casent0172378


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in sclerophyl forest, 1 times found in bluebush steppe, 1 times found in savannah

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 1 times search

Elevations: collected from 75 - 914 meters, 472 meters average




8) Species: Anochetus avius





9) Species: Anochetus bequaerti


Example specimen:sam-hym-c002598b


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 2 times found in mature wet forest, 2 times found in primary forest, 1 times found in rainforest, 1 times found in mature swamp forest, 1 times found in swamp forest

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 3 times Winkler, 1 times MW 50 sample transect, 5m, 1 times hand collected, 1 times search

Elevations: collected from 138 - 1510 meters, 654 meters average




10) Species: Anochetus bispinosus


Example specimen:casent0902432


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in lowland wet forest, 1 times found in tropical wet forest

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 1 times fogging, 1 times beating

Elevations: collected from 10 - 600 meters, 150 meters average




11) Species: Anochetus boltoni


Example specimen:casent0104542


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 4 times found in rainforest, 2 times found in Low altitude rainforest

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 2 times Malaise, 1 times MW 25 sample transect, 5m

Elevations: collected from 240 - 775 meters, 619 meters average




12) Species: Anochetus brevidentatus





13) Species: Anochetus brevis


Example specimen:casent0902439

Specimen Data Summary

Elevations: collected at 915 m




14) Species: Anochetus bytinskii


Example specimen:casent0281012





15) Species: Anochetus cato


Example specimen:castype06977-01


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in 1° rainforest, 1 times found in primary rainforest, 1 times found in rainforest

Elevations: collected from 50 - 840 meters, 576 meters average




16) Species: Anochetus chirichinii


Example specimen:casent0260491


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 2 times found in rainforest

Elevations: collected from 80 - 1050 meters, 726 meters average




17) Species: Anochetus chocoensis





18) Species: Anochetus conisquamis

Example specimen:smnsdo3955





19) Species: Anochetus consultans


Example specimen:casent0902446





20) Species: Anochetus corayi

Example specimen:smnsdo834-k1





21) Species: Anochetus diegensis


Example specimen:casent0178673


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in dry forest, 1 times found in lowland wet forest, 1 times found in riparian dry forest, 1 times found in Fila El Viento, Bosque Seco, 1 times found in lowland rainforest, 1 times found in tropical dry forests, 1 times found in wet forest

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 6 times Winkler

Elevations: collected from 20 - 1050 meters, 328 meters average




22) Species: Anochetus dubius


Example specimen:smnsdo4192





23) Species: Anochetus elegans


Example specimen:casent0281876





24) Species: Anochetus emarginatus


Example specimen:casent0217503


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 3 times found in Port of entry, 1 times found in rainforest edge, 1 times found in wet forest

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 1 times search

Elevations: collected from 50 - 1845 meters, 873 meters average




25) Species: Anochetus evansi


Example specimen:casent0902460





26) Species: Anochetus exstinctus


Example specimen:smnsdo3734





27) Species: Anochetus faurei


Example specimen:sam-hym-c005349a






28) Species: Anochetus filicornis





29) Species: Anochetus fricatus





30) Species: Anochetus fuliginosus


Example specimen:casent0217504


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in coastal lowland rainforest

Elevations: collected at 110 m




31) Species: Anochetus ghilianii


Example specimen:casent0270572


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in oak forest

Elevations: collected at 388 m




32) Species: Anochetus gladiator

Example specimen:casent0217505

Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in 2nd growth rainforest




33) Species: Anochetus goodmani


Example specimen:casent0498309


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 42 times found in tropical dry forest, 13 times found in rainforest, 2 times found in tropical dry forest on Tsingy, 1 times found in tsingy

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 9 times MW 50 sample transect, 5m, 5 times pitfall trap, PF 50 traps, 11 cm dbh with water, soap, formalin, nonlinear placement, 3 times Malaise trap, 1 times MW 25 sample transect, 5m, 2 times beating low vegetation, 1 times at light, 1 times Beat 25 sample transect, 10m, beating low vegetation, 1 times general collecting, 1 times winkler app.

Elevations: collected from 30 - 960 meters, 288 meters average




34) Species: Anochetus graeffei


Example specimen:casent0172373


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 18 times found in primary rainforest, 23 times found in disturbed forest, 4 times found in coastal forest, 4 times found in secondary forest, 2 times found in disturbed rainforest, 2 times found in 2ndgrowth veg., 3 times found in rainforest, 1 times found in - leaf litter ~7cm deep, 1 times found in on first rise near road, still plenty of Anoplolepis; collected for ~1hr., 1 times found in Davis-sifting birds-nest ferns + incidental collections; Solitary queen camponotus chloroticus alone in 1st birdsnest fern (same one as I got the small, dark pheidole from) C. chloroticus nest +males, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 9 times hand collection, 19 times davis-sifting; incidental aspirated, 5 times winkler, 4 times 1 sq meter leaf litter winkler extraction, 2 times davis-sifting; incidental aspirated; PB bait, 2 times Hand-Collected from 1 square meter of sifted leaf litter, 1 times aspirating; PB bait, 1 times winkler, B1

Elevations: collected from 10 - 724 meters, 275 meters average




35) Species: Anochetus grandidieri


Example specimen:casent0007734


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 259 times found in rainforest, 97 times found in montane rainforest, 52 times found in tropical dry forest, 22 times found in littoral rainforest, 25 times found in gallery forest, 17 times found in tropical dry forest on Tsingy, 14 times found in rainforest, transition to montane forest, 25 times found in spiny deciduous forest, 21 times found in mixed tropical forest, 21 times found in forest edge, mixed tropical forest, open area, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 260 times malaise trap, 44 times MW 50 sample transect, 5m, 2 times 7 MaxiWinks, 2 times 8 maxi winks, 36 times Malaise, 5 times 10 MaxiWinks, mixed samples, 9 times 9 MaxiWinks, mixed samples, 17 times MW 25 sample transect, 5m, 5 times 03 MaxiWinks, mixed samples, 1 times 7 maxi winks, 2 times MW 75 sample transect, 5,10m, ...

Elevations: collected from 5 - 1550 meters, 560 meters average




36) Species: Anochetus haytianus





37) Species: Anochetus horridus


Example specimen:casent0260495


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in rainforest

Elevations: collected at 80 m




38) Species: Anochetus inca


Example specimen:casent0281875





39) Species: Anochetus incultus


Example specimen:casent0217506

Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in rainforest




40) Species: Anochetus ineditus





41) Species: Anochetus inermis


Example specimen:casent0217507


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in secondgrowth dry forest, 1 times found in cacao plantation

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 2 times Winkler, 1 times pitfall trap

Elevations: collected from 20 - 70 meters, 53 meters average




42) Species: Anochetus intermedius


Example specimen:bmnhp-ii33





43) Species: Anochetus isolatus


Example specimen:casent0281879





44) Species: Anochetus jonesi


Example specimen:casent0902456





45) Species: Anochetus kanariensis


Example specimen:casent0902448





46) Species: Anochetus katonae


Example specimen:casent0178258


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 3 times found in rainforest, 4 times found in mature wet forest, 1 times found in mature swamp forest, 2 times found in primary forest habitat, 1 times found in Equatorial rainforest, montane times found in forest, 1 times found in primary forest, 1 times found in secondary forest, 1 times found in swamp forest

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 5 times winkler, 3 times MW 50 sample transect, 5m, 2 times search, 1 times pitfall trap, Transect 6 100m, 1 times pitfall trap, Transect 6 50m

Elevations: collected from 110 - 1650 meters, 965 meters average




47) Species: Anochetus kempfi


Example specimen:casent0902430





48) Species: Anochetus levaillanti


Example specimen:sam-hym-c010862b


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in grassland

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 1 times hand collected

Elevations: collected at 1400 m




49) Species: Anochetus (risii) leyticus





50) Species: Anochetus longifossatus


Example specimen:casent0281880

Specimen Data Summary

Elevations: collected at 650 m




51) Species: Anochetus longispinus





52) Species: Anochetus lucidus


Example specimen:smnsdo2846-1





53) Species: Anochetus madagascarensis


Example specimen:casent0447670


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 182 times found in rainforest, 81 times found in tropical dry forest, 51 times found in littoral rainforest, 22 times found in gallery forest, 20 times found in spiny forest, 9 times found in littoral forest, 7 times found in Disturbed montane rainforest, 6 times found in montane forest, 9 times found in lowland forest, 9 times found in Lowland rainforest, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 88 times malaise trap, 19 times MW 50 sample transect, 5m, 10 times 9 MaxiWinks, mixed samples, 29 times Malaise, 8 times MW 25 sample transect, 5m, 5 times winkler trap, 7 times GC, 5 times 4 Malaise traps, 4 times pitfall trap, 1 times 7 MaxiWinks, 5 times pitfall trap, PF 50 traps, 11 cm dbh with water, soap, formalin, nonlinear placement, ...

Elevations: collected from 1 - 1550 meters, 274 meters average




54) Species: Anochetus madaraszi


Example specimen:casent0281885





55) Species: Anochetus maynei


Example specimen:casent0010779


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in rainforest

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 1 times MW 50 sample transect, 5m

Elevations: collected at 600 m




56) Species: Anochetus mayri


Example specimen:casent0010834


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 51 times found in tropical wet forest, 39 times found in mature wet forest, 31 times found in tropical rainforest, 24 times found in tropical moist forest, 23 times found in 2º wet forest, 21 times found in montane wet forest, 19 times found in 2º lowland rainforest, 20 times found in ridgetop cloud forest, 17 times found in 2º lowland tropical rainforest, 12 times found in lowland wet forest, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 203 times MiniWinkler, 68 times MaxiWinkler, 31 times Winkler, 6 times Malaise, 4 times search, 5 times Berlese, 1 times baiting, 1 times general collecting

Elevations: collected from 10 - 1360 meters, 458 meters average




57) Species: Anochetus menozzii





58) Species: Anochetus micans


Example specimen:casent0260499


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in park/garden, 1 times found in littoral vegetation, 1 times found in tropical moist forest, 1 times found in tropical moist forest at night

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 2 times search, 1 times Beating, 1 times Night MiniWinkler

Elevations: collected from 5 - 290 meters, 102 meters average




59) Species: Anochetus minans


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 5 times found in montane wet forest, 4 times found in mature wet forest, 4 times found in tropical rainforest, 2 times found in ridgetop cloud forest, 1 times found in garden

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 10 times MiniWinkler, 5 times maxiWinkler

Elevations: collected from 50 - 1140 meters, 583 meters average




60) Species: Anochetus miserabilis





61) Species: Anochetus mixtus





62) Species: Anochetus modicus


Example specimen:casent0217508

Specimen Data Summary

Elevations: collected at 1400 m




63) Species: Anochetus muzziolii


Example specimen:casent0217509

Specimen Data Summary

Elevations: collected at 488 m




64) Species: Anochetus myops


Example specimen:casent0281882





65) Species: Anochetus natalensis


Example specimen:sam-hym-c002694a


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in grassland

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 1 times hand collected

Elevations: collected at 1405 m




66) Species: Anochetus neglectus


Example specimen:casent0173534


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in park/garden, 1 times found in shaded lawn

Elevations: collected at 600 m




67) Species: Anochetus nietneri





68) Species: Anochetus obscuratus


Example specimen:sam-hym-c010189a


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: montane times found in forest, montane; on forest fringe times found in forest, 1 times found in primary forest, 1 times found in rainforest

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 1 times winkler, 1 times Winkler bag leaf litter extraction

Elevations: collected from 420 - 700 meters, 560 meters average




69) Species: Anochetus obscurior


Example specimen:casent0281883





70) Species: Anochetus orchidicola


Example specimen:casent0260503


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 61 times found in montane wet forest, 2 times found in cloud forest, 4 times found in wet forest, 1 times found in moist forest, lower Bajo Tigre trail, 1 times found in edge forest/charral

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 31 times Berlese, 25 times Mini Winkler, 7 times search, 2 times MaxiWinkler, 2 times Winkler, 2 times flight intercept trap, 1 times miniWinkler

Elevations: collected from 800 - 1500 meters, 1131 meters average




71) Species: Anochetus oriens





72) Species: Anochetus orientalis





73) Species: Anochetus (risii) pangantihoni





74) Species: Anochetus pangens


Example specimen:casent0902445





75) Species: Anochetus paripungens


Example specimen:casent0217510


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in dry closed-forest, 1 times found in gallery forest

Elevations: collected at 30 m




76) Species: Anochetus pattersoni


Example specimen:casent0068352


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in coastal scrub, 1 times found in mostly Casuarinia with coco palms, exotic vegetation

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 1 times ex malaise trap 6m

Elevations: collected from 2 - 5 meters, 3 meters average




77) Species: Anochetus pellucidus


Example specimen:casent0178260


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 2 times found in rainforest

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 2 times Beat 25 sample transect, 10m, beating low vegetation, 1 times Fogging ex Teclea nobilis

Elevations: collected from 360 - 1600 meters, 866 meters average




78) Species: Anochetus peracer





79) Species: Anochetus princeps


Example specimen:casent0217511





80) Species: Anochetus pubescens


Example specimen:casent0136793


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 5 times found in dry forest, 6 times found in rainforest, 2 times found in montane rainforest, 2 times found in disturbed forest, 1 times found in dry forest litter, 1 times found in disturbed dry forest

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 4 times 9 MaxiWinks, mixed samples, 1 times Malaise trap, 4 traps, 1 times winkler trap

Elevations: collected from 25 - 995 meters, 382 meters average




81) Species: Anochetus punctaticeps


Example specimen:sam-hym-c007206a


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in in riverine kloof forest




82) Species: Anochetus pupulatus


Example specimen:casent0217512

Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in evergreen forest

Elevations: collected at 650 m




83) Species: Anochetus rectangularis


Example specimen:casent0172379


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in collected in dry sclerophyll, 1 times found in Eucalyptus open-woodland

Elevations: collected from 160 - 300 meters, 230 meters average




84) Species: Anochetus renatae





85) Species: Anochetus risii


Example specimen:casent0281886





86) Species: Anochetus rossi





87) Species: Anochetus rothschildi





88) Species: Anochetus rufolatus





89) Species: Anochetus rufostenus





90) Species: Anochetus rufus


Example specimen:casent0902447

Specimen Data Summary

Elevations: collected at 107 m




91) Species: Anochetus (graeffei) ruginotus





92) Species: Anochetus rugosus


Example specimen:casent0281877

Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in mixed dipterocarp forest




93) Species: Anochetus (longifossatus) schoedli





94) Species: Anochetus sedilloti


Example specimen:sam-hym-c002796






95) Species: Anochetus seminiger


Example specimen:casent0902443

Specimen Data Summary

Elevations: collected at 762 m




96) Species: Anochetus shohki





97) Species: Anochetus simoni


Example specimen:casent0178672


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 4 times found in montane wet forest, 1 times found in El Platanal, Bosque Nublado

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 3 times Winkler, 1 times search

Elevations: collected from 1050 - 1500 meters, 1200 meters average




98) Species: Anochetus siphneus


Example specimen:casent0260507

Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in cocoa




99) Species: Anochetus splendidulus





100) Species: Anochetus striatulus


Example specimen:casent0260508


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 12 times found in montane wet forest, 1 times found in ensenada, 1 times found in mature and second growth wet forest, 1 times found in Primary wet forest, 1 times found in second growth forest

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 7 times Sweeping, 3 times search, 3 times Foggin, 1 times flight intercept trap, 1 times Malaise

Elevations: collected from 100 - 550 meters, 417 meters average




101) Species: Anochetus strigatellus


Example specimen:casent0902438





102) Species: Anochetus subcoecus





103) Species: Anochetus taiwaniensis


Example specimen:casent0902440





104) Species: Anochetus talpa





105) Species: Anochetus targionii


Example specimen:casent0260509


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in rainforest

Elevations: collected at 400 m




106) Species: Anochetus testaceus


Example specimen:casent0217513





107) Species: Anochetus traegaordhi


Example specimen:sam-hym-c001378b


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 3 times found in riparian scrub next to banana field, 1 times found in riverine, woodland

Elevations: collected from 40 - 744 meters, 621 meters average




108) Species: Anochetus tua


Example specimen:casent0217514

Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in hill forest

Elevations: collected at 1300 m




109) Species: Anochetus turneri


Example specimen:casent0172372

Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in rainforest

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 1 times Pyrethrum knockdown




110) Species: Anochetus vallensis


Example specimen:casent0902435

Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in forest

Elevations: collected at 1500 m




111) Species: Anochetus variegatus


Example specimen:casent0260511


Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in rainforest, 1 times found in lowland rainforest

Elevations: collected from 100 - 1150 meters, 311 meters average




112) Species: Anochetus veronicae





113) Species: Anochetus vexator





114) Species: Anochetus victoriae





115) Species: Anochetus (risii) werneri





116) Species: Anochetus wiesiae





117) Species: Anochetus yerburyi


Example specimen:casent0281884





118) Species: Anochetus yunnanensis