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Discothyrea velutina
| Discothyrea velutina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Proceratiinae |
| Tribe: | Proceratiini |
| Genus: | Discothyrea |
| Species: | D. velutina |
| Binomial name | |
| Discothyrea velutina (Wheeler, W.M., 1916)
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -16.80999947° to -17.86667°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia (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. |
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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. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- velutina. Prodiscothyrea velutina Wheeler, W.M. 1916i: 34, pl. 4, figs. 1-9 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA (Queensland).
- Type-material: 38 syntype workers, 1 syntype queen.
- Type-locality: Australia: N Queensland, Kuranda, 24.x.1914 (W.M. Wheeler).
- Type-depository: MCZC.
- Combination in Discothyrea: Brown, 1958g: 253.
- Status as species: Brown, 1958g: 253; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 29; Taylor, 1987a: 24; Bolton, 1995b: 172.
- Distribution: Australia.
Type Material
- Prodiscothyrea velutina Wheeler, 1916: Syntype, 1 worker, Kuranda, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Prodiscothyrea velutina Wheeler, 1916: Syntype, 3 workers, Kuranda, Queensland, Australia, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.
- Prodiscothyrea velutina Wheeler, 1916: Syntype, 12 workers, Kuranda, Queensland, Australia, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
- Prodiscothyrea velutina Wheeler, 1916: Syntype, 2 workers, Kuranda, Queensland, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.
Description
References
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1958g. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. II. Tribe Ectatommini (Hymenoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 118: 173-362 (page 253, Combination in Discothyrea)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1916m. Prodiscothyrea, a new genus of ponerine ants from Queensland. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 40: 33-37 (page 34, pl. 4, figs. 1-9 worker, queen described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Taylor R. W., and D. R. Brown. 1985. Formicoidea. Zoological Catalogue of Australia 2: 1-149.