Myrmica cagnianti

Myrmica cagnianti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Myrmicini
Genus:	Myrmica
Species:	M. cagnianti
Binomial name
	Myrmica cagnianti; Espadaler, 1996 Specimen Labels

Probably very similar to that of Myrmica aloba. However, the only recorded data is that it inhabits humid biotopes in mountains between 1650 and 2600 m. and its colonies are polygynous (Espadaler 1996).

Identification

Radchenko and Elmes (2010) - A member of the scabrinodis complex of the scabrinodis species group. It is probably endemic to the Atlas mountains and is closely related to Myrmica aloba, differing from that species only by its fine sculpture, by the shape of petiole, etc. (for details see Espadaler 1996).

Keys including this Species

Key to Myrmica of West Europe and North Africa

Distribution

Morocco, Algeria (Atlas Mts.).

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 34.916667° to 31.05°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Algeria, Morocco (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.

Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.

Biology

This species is a host for the ant Myrmica kabylica (a workerless inquiline).

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

cagnianti. Myrmica cagnianti Espadaler, 1996: 68, figs. 1-12 (w.q.m.) MOROCCO. See also: Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 108.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Type Material

Holotype: worker, Morocco, Oukaimeden, Higher Atlas, from a colony collected under stone at 2450 m, ncar a small stream, 12 V 1983, Espadaler leg., in author's collection. Paratypes: 46 workers, 18 females, 4 males, Morocco, Oukaimeden, Higher Atlas, from a colony collected under stone at 2450 m, near a small stream, 12 V 1983, Espadaler leg. Two worker paratypes and one female at the following institutions: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard; Museum d'Histoire Naturellc, Geneve; Museum d'Histoire Naturellc, Paris.

Etymology

Radchenko and Elmes (2010) - the author dedicated this species to his friend, the myrmecologist Prof. Henri Cagniant of The Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France.

References

Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
Espadaler, X. 1996. Myrmica cagnianti, a new ant from North Africa (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Misc. Zool. (Barc.) 19: 67-74 (page 68, figs. 1-12 worker, queen, male described)
Radchenko, A.G. & Elmes, G.W. 2010. Myrmica ants of the Old World. Fauna Mundi 3: 1-789.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
Cagniant, H. 2006. Liste actualisée des fourmis du Maroc. Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8: 193-200.
Cagniant, H. "Contribution à la connaissance des fourmis marocaines. Aphaenogaster espadaleri n. sp. (Hymenoptera, Myrmicidae)." Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie (n.s.)1 (1984): 387-395.
Cagniant, H. "Contribution à la connaissance des fourmis marocaines. Aphaenogaster tinauti n. sp. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)." Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France Évolution et Zoologie 117 (1992): 365-374.
Cagniant, H. "Liste actualisee des fourmis du Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8 (2006): 193-200.
Espadaler, X. "Myrmica cagnianti, a new ant from North Africa." Miscellanea Zoologica 19 (1996): 67-74.
Radchenko A. G., and G. W. Elmes. 2010. Myrmica ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Old World. Fauna Mundi 3. Warsaw: Natura Optima Dux Foundation, 790 pp.