Acropyga exsanguis

(Wheeler, 1909) · species

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Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Acropyga

At a glance

Occurrence records434

Data sources6

Biological traits0

DNA specimens66

eDNA detections252

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Acropyga exsanguis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility434 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI252 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics66 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF434 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 5 countries252 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD66 specimens

01Narrative

Acropyga exsanguis is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It lives in underground nests in Mexico, Central and South America.LaPolla, J.S. 2004a. Acropyga of the world. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute. 33(3) p.47

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

05DNA & barcoding66 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Acropyga exsanguis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens66

BINs11

Marker genes2

eDNA detections252

Countries5

The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen

COI-5P653 bp consensus61 specimens

ACGT

▸ drag or hover over the strip to read any position — letter and how much it varies

Violet ticks below the strip = positions where individuals differ; flat = the species' unchanging signature. 74% of positions are identical in every specimen.

Where individuals differ — all 173 variable positions, in barcode order

1Tmostly conserved

10Tmostly conserved

11Amostly conserved

13Avariable

22Cvariable

28Tvariable

31Amostly conserved

35Amostly conserved

37Amostly conserved

43Amostly conserved

46Tmostly conserved

52Amostly conserved

61Tmostly conserved

64Tvariable

71Tvariable

76Tmostly conserved

82Tmostly conserved

83Avariable

84Tvariable

85Avariable

88Tvariable

89Tmostly conserved

91Amostly conserved

93Cvariable

94Tmostly conserved

95Tvariable

97Cvariable

103Tmostly conserved

115Tmostly conserved

116Tmostly conserved

122Gvariable

124Avariable

127Tmostly conserved

129Gmostly conserved

130Amostly conserved

136Tvariable

139Tmostly conserved

154Tmostly conserved

160Avariable

163Amostly conserved

166Tvariable

169Tmostly conserved

175Tvariable

178Amostly conserved

181Amostly conserved

184Tmostly conserved

193Tmostly conserved

194Tmostly conserved

197Amostly conserved

199Tmostly conserved

202Tvariable

203Tmostly conserved

205Amostly conserved

209Tvariable

211Avariable

214Amostly conserved

215Tmostly conserved

217Cmostly conserved

220Amostly conserved

229Tvariable

232Tmostly conserved

235Tmostly conserved

238Tmostly conserved

239Amostly conserved

250Amostly conserved

256Tmostly conserved

260Cmostly conserved

262Tvariable

263Cmostly conserved

265Tvariable

268Cmostly conserved

271Tvariable

274Avariable

275Amostly conserved

277Tvariable

279Cvariable

280Tmostly conserved

281Tvariable

283Avariable

284Tvariable

286Avariable

288Tvariable

289Avariable

290Tmostly conserved

292Amostly conserved

302Tvariable

304Amostly conserved

310Avariable

314Amostly conserved

316Amostly conserved

319Tvariable

320Amostly conserved

322Amostly conserved

331Gvariable

332Amostly conserved

334Tmostly conserved

337Tvariable

340Cmostly conserved

343Avariable

344Tmostly conserved

347Gmostly conserved

349Amostly conserved

352Tmostly conserved

367Tvariable

370Avariable

371Tvariable

373Amostly conserved

376Avariable

379Amostly conserved

382Tvariable

388Tvariable

398Cmostly conserved

400Tvariable

409Avariable

412Tvariable

413Tvariable

418Tvariable

421Tmostly conserved

424Tmostly conserved

425Cmostly conserved

+53 more variable positions not shown

TATATATTTTATATTTGCTATCTGAGCTGGAATAATAGGATCATCTTTAAGAATAATTATTCGTTTAGAATTAAATTCATGTATATCTTT …

Variant network

Each circle is a barcode variant; bigger = more specimens, colour = region. Lines join the most similar variants and the tick marks count the mutations between them — a tight cluster is one “dialect”, a long line a more divergent lineage. Click a circle to list its actual specimens.

Diversity (π)8.9%

Haplotypes25

BINs10

Most divergent pair17.0%

N.AmericaS.America

Closest relatives by DNA barcode

The species whose COI barcode is most similar to this one — a quick “who is this most like”. The percentage is how much the barcode differs; it approximates, but is not, the full evolutionary tree.

Acropyga epedanasame genus11.5%Camponotus quadricepssame family13.9%Myrmelachista nigrocoteasame family14.9%Cataglyphis saharaesame family15.0%Cataglyphis nigersame family15.1%

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-5P28S

animal barcodemarker

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type434 records

Wild obs. + sensor71

Museum / vouchered363

Origin

Native5

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO396 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 65≤1 km 1

66 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor71

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy33% within 1 km

≤1 km 4≤10 km 8

12 georeferenced · 351 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence363

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions2 of 8 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
CASlocation not on record	336
Cambridge, US	8
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record	5
Universidad del Vallelocation not on record	4
Durango, MX	3
Museo de Historia Natural “Gustavo Orcés V"location not on record	3
Centre for Biodiversity Genomicslocation not on record	1
Universidad del Magdalena (UniMagdalena)location not on record	1

8 institutions · 361 of 363 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA252 detections

Where the DNA of Acropyga exsanguis was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found252

Studies independent surveys1

Countries5

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 252 detections have coordinates

Open the map5 countries0

1. Forest & Woodland | 1.6. Subtropical/Trop…1. Forest & Woodland|1.6. Subtropical/Tropic…Forest

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median24.1 °C 22.8–24.4

Seasonal swing summer↔winter2.30 °C

Max temp (day)26.7 °C 25.8–27.5

Min temp (night)21.9 °C 19.9–21.9

Precipitation468 mm/mo 291–478

Air humidity75.5 % 70.1–75.5

Moisture balance334 mm/mo 167–344

Vapour deficit730 Pa 700–954

Wind speed1.30 m/s 1.20–1.80

Cloud cover34.2 % 33.5–42.4

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 252 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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