Species: Allomerus octoarticulatus

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2020)

Allomerus octoarticulatus Mayr, 1878 PDF: 874 (w.) BRAZIL (Amazonas). Neotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

[Misspelled as 8-articulatus by: Forel, 1912h PDF: 2.].

Forel, 1904f PDF: 679 (q.m.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1955c PDF: 125 (l.).

Subspecies of Allomerus decemarticulatus: Wheeler, 1942 PDF: 199.

Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 78; Forel, 1895b PDF: 125; Forel, 1904f PDF: 679; Wheeler, 1921f PDF: 162; Emery, 1922c PDF: 189; Borgmeier, 1927c PDF: 99; Ettershank, 1966 PDF: 113; Kempf, 1972b PDF: 19; Brandão, 1991 PDF: 324; Bolton, 1995b: 61; Fernández, 2007a PDF: 167 (redescription); Bezděčková et al., 2015 PDF: 115; Fernández & Serna, 2019 PDF: 835.

Senior synonym of Allomerus octoarticulatus demerarae: Fernández, 2007a PDF: 168.

Senior synonym of Allomerus decemarticulatus novemarticulatus: Fernández, 2007a PDF: 168.

Senior synonym of Allomerus octoarticulatus tuberculatus: Fernández, 2007a PDF: 167.

Material of the unavailable names Allomerus decemarticulatus octoarticulatus angulatus, Allomerus decemarticulatus octoarticulatus exsanguis, Allomerus decemarticulatus octoarticulatus melanoticus referred here by Fernández, 2007a PDF: 168.

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Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Americas: Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Neotropical

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 2 times found in lowland rainforest, 2 times found in rainforest, 1 times found in wet forest, 1 times found in primary forest, 1 times found in Bas fond.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 3 times in Cordia nodosa, 2 times ex melastome, 2 times ex Cordia nodosa, 1 times in Hirtella physophora, 1 times Leaf litter, 1 times fungus web nest on Cordia tree, 1 times ex Cordia nodosa, queenrite colony in small plant, 7 nodes, 1 times aus Blatt=blasen v. Tococa.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 4 times search, 1 times direct collection, 1 times Pitfall72h.

Elevations: collected from 50 - 590 meters, 237 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1964-01-01 and 2018-08-30

Type specimens: syntype of Allomerus octoarticulatus: casent0902178, casent0916034; syntype of Allomerus octoarticulatus tuberculatus: casent0908783; type of Allomerus octoarticulatus: focol1752, focol1753

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Species: Allomerus octoarticulatus Mayr, 1878

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