Podomyrma gratiosa

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Podomyrma gratiosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Podomyrma
Species group: gratiosa
Species: P. gratiosa
Binomial name
Podomyrma gratiosa
(Smith, F., 1858)

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Specimen Labels

Subspecies

Photo Gallery

  • Foraging Podomyrma gratiosa. Photo by Nick Porch.

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -16.90236438° to -38.45818492°.

     
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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

Images from AntWeb

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Syntype of Podomyrma gratiosaQueen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0902009. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.
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Male (alate). Specimen code casent0902010. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.

Nomenclature

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

  • gratiosa. Myrmecina gratiosa Smith, F. 1858b: 133 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Viehmeyer, 1924b: 315 (m.). Combination in Podomyrma: Roger, 1863b: 27. Current subspecies: nominal plus papuana.

Type Material

The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):

Myrmecina gratiosa

One syntype queen in The Natural History Museum. Labelled “Adelaide, 56/43.” The worker syntype described by Smith can not be found.

Description

References