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Species: Melissotarsus beccarii   Emery, 1877 

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2022)

Melissotarsus beccarii Emery, 1877c: 379, fig. (w.) ERITREA. Afrotropic. Primary type information: Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “a few”). Type-locality: Eritrea: Keren (O. Beccari). Type-depositories: MHNG, MSNG. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Forel, 1914d PDF: 243 (q.m.)
Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 74; Forel, 1914d PDF: 243; Arnold, 1916 PDF: 188; Emery, 1922c PDF: 119; Wheeler, 1922: 823; Finzi, 1939a PDF: 163; Bolton, 1982 PDF: 336 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 250; Madl, 2019 PDF: 15.
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Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Africa: Cameroon, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Tanzania
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Afrotropical

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Scientific Name Status Publication Pages ModsID GoogleMaps
Melissotarsus beccarii n. sp.  Emery, C., 1877, Catalogo delle formiche esistenti nelle collezioni del Museo Civico di Genova. Parte prima. Formiche provenienti dall Viaggio dei signori Antinori, Beccari e Issel nel Mar Rosso e nel paese de, Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria (Genova) 9, pp. 363-381: -1, (download) -1 3735
Melissotarsus beccarii   Emery, C., 1877, Catalogo delle formiche esistenti nelle collezioni del Museo Civico di Genova. Parte prima. Formiche provenienti dall Viaggio dei signori Antinori, Beccari e Issel nel Mar Rosso e nel paese de, Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria (Genova) 9, pp. 363-381: -1, (download) -1 3735

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 4 times found in Town, 1 times found in secondary forest.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 4 times Dacroides edulis, 1 times Dacriodes edulis.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 1 times Pitfall Trap.

Elevations: collected from 40 - 780 meters, 731 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1870-01-01 00:00:00.0 and 2003-03-25 00:00:00.0

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