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Species: Acropyga epedana Snelling, 1973

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Classification:

Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Acropyga
Species: epedana

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2023)

Acropyga epedana Snelling, 1973a PDF: 7, fig. 1 (w.) U.S.A. (Arizona). Nearctic. Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: U.S.A.: Arizona, Cochise County, Huachuca Mts, 3.1 mi. W summit of Montezuma Pass, 5800 ft, 14.viii.1969, no. 69-307 (R.R. Snelling). Primary type depository: LACM. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 3 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: LACM. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

LaPolla et al., 2002: 369 (q.m.)

Status as species: Hunt & Snelling, 1975 PDF: 22; Smith, 1979: 1423; Bolton, 1995b: 57; LaPolla et al., 2002: 369; LaPolla, 2004a PDF: 46 (redescription).

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Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Americas: Mexico, United States
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Nearctic, Neotropical

Distribution Notes:

collected from the Chiricahua Mtns, Cochise Co.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 3 times found in oak-pine-juniper woodland, 1 times found in disturbed riparian veg., 1 times found in oak woodland, 1 times found in oak-pine forest.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 2 times under stone, 15 pm times on ground, 5, 1 times ground nest, 1 times ex soil, 1 times ex Malaise trap.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 1 times search, 1 times direct collection, 15pm, swarm finished, alates under stone times flight 5, 1 times Malaise trap.

Elevations: collected from 930 - 1680 meters, 1474 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 2001-08-05 00:00:00.0 and 2017-06-28 00:00:00.0

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