Hypoponera elliptica

Hypoponera elliptica
Hypoponera elliptica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Hypoponera
Species:	H. elliptica
Binomial name
Hypoponera elliptica (Forel, 1900) Specimen labels

At a Glance

• Limited invasive

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -21.15° to -21.15°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (type locality), New Caledonia.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• elliptica. Ponera truncata var. elliptica Forel, 1900b: 62 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Hypoponera: Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 31. Subspecies of truncata: Emery, 1914f: 397. Raised to species: Wilson, 1958d: 345.

Type Material

• Ponera truncata elliptica: Syntype, 1 worker, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Ponera truncata elliptica: Syntype, worker(s), queen(s), Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.

References

• Emery, C. 1914f. Les fourmis de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des îles Loyalty. Nova Caled. A Zool. 1: 393-437 (page 397, Subspecies of truncata)
• Forel, A. 1900b. Ponerinae et Dorylinae d'Australie récoltés par MM. Turner, Froggatt, Nugent, Chase, Rothney, J.-J. Walker, etc. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 44: 54-77 (page 62, worker described)
• Taylor, R. W.; Brown, D. R. 1985. Formicoidea. Zool. Cat. Aust. 2:1- 149: 1-149, 30 (page 31, Combination in Hypoponera)
• Wilson, E. O. 1958g. Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia III. Rhytidoponera in western Melanesia and the Moluccas. IV. The tribe Ponerini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 119: 303-371 (page 345, Raised to species)