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Species: Anochetus grandidieri   Forel, 1891 

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2020)

Anochetus grandidieri Forel, 1891c PDF: 108, pl. 3, fig. 9 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Malagasy. Primary type information: Madagascar, Forest of the east coast, coll. M. Humblot; CASENT0101819; MHNG AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 48; Emery, 1911e PDF: 109; Wheeler, 1922: 791, 1013; Brown, 1978c PDF: 557, 606; Bolton, 1995b: 64; Fisher & Smith, 2008 10.1371/journal.pone.0001787 PDF: 8 (redescription).
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Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Africa: Madagascar
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Malagasy

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Scientific Name Status Publication Pages ModsID GoogleMaps
Anochetus grandidieri   Brown, WL Jr.,, 1978, Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part VI. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini, subtribe Odontomachiti. Section B. Genus Anochetus and bibliography., Studia Entomologica 20, pp. 549-638: 564, (download) 564 6757
Anochetus grandidieri   Fisher, B. L. & Smith, M. A., 2008, A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus Mayr and Odontomachus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., PLoS ONE 3, pp. 1-23: 8-11, (download) 8-11 21401 GoogleMaps
Anochetus grandidieri   Brown, WL Jr.,, 1978, Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part VI. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini, subtribe Odontomachiti. Section B. Genus Anochetus and bibliography., Studia Entomologica 20, pp. 549-638: 606-607, (download) 606-607 6757
Anochetus grandidieri n. sp.  Forel, A., 1891, Histoire naturelle des Hymenopteres. Deuxieme partie: Les Formicides., Histoire Physique, Naturelle et Politique de Madagascar., Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale, pp. 1-231: 108-109, (download) 108-109 6734

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 356 times found in rainforest, 105 times found in montane rainforest, 53 times found in tropical dry forest, 27 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 forest edge, mixed tropical forest, open area, 10 times found in Uapaca woodland, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 101 times sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), 200 times ex rotten log, 37 times sifted litter, 35 times ex soil, 25 times ground forager(s), 15 times under stone, 11 times under rootmat, litter on rock, 4 times ground nest, 4 times under rotten log, 6 times ex root mat, ground layer, 5 times on low vegetation, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods: 261 times malaise trap, 44 times MW 50 sample transect, 5m, 2 times 7 MaxiWinks, 45 times Malaise, 12 times 10 MaxiWinks, mixed samples, 2 times 8 maxi winks, 9 times 9 MaxiWinks, mixed samples, 17 times MW 25 sample transect, 5m, 9 times 03 MaxiWinks, mixed samples, 2 times MW 75 sample transect, 5,10m, 1 times 7 maxi winks, ...

Elevations: collected from 5 - 1625 meters, 579 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1971-09-12 and 2018-02-13

Type specimens: Lectotype of Anochetus grandidieri: casent0101819; Lectotype of Anochetus madecassus: casent0101098



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