Anonychomyrma biconvexa

Anonychomyrma biconvexa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Tribe:	Leptomyrmecini
Genus:	Anonychomyrma
Species:	A. biconvexa
Binomial name
	Anonychomyrma biconvexa; (Santschi, 1928)
Synonyms
	Iridomyrmex foetans Clark, 1929; Type Specimen Label

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -37.23333333° to -42.639465°.


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.

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 pseudoscorpion Marachernes bellus (a myrmecophile) (Harvey, 1992).

Castes

Worker


.	Owned by Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Nomenclature

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

biconvexa. Iridomyrmex biconvexus Santschi, 1928e: 471 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Victoria).
- [Misspelled as triconvexus by Baroni Urbani, 1977e: 76.]
- Combination in Anonychomyrma: Shattuck, 1992a: 13.
- Status as species: Brown, 1954i: 67; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 97; Taylor, 1987a: 31; Shattuck, 1994: 4; Bolton, 1995b: 66.
- Senior synonym of foetans: Brown, 1954i: 67; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 97; Taylor, 1987a: 31; Shattuck, 1994: 4; Bolton, 1995b: 66.
foetans. Iridomyrmex foetans Clark, 1929: 122, pl. 1, fig. 4 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Victoria).
- Status as species: Clark, 1934c: 64.
- Junior synonym of biconvexa: Brown, 1954i: 67; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 97; Taylor, 1987a: 31; Shattuck, 1994: 4; Bolton, 1995b: 66.

Type Material

Iridomyrmex biconvexus Santschi, 1928: Syntype, 2 workers, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
Iridomyrmex biconvexus Santschi, 1928: Syntype, 14 workers, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia, Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel.
Iridomyrmex foetans Clark, 1929: Syntype, 3 workers, Cann River, Victoria, Australia, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
Iridomyrmex foetans Clark, 1929: Syntype, 6 workers, Cann River, Victoria, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.

Description

References

Ashton, D.H. 1979. Seed harvesting by ants in forests of Eucalyptus regnans F. Muell. in central Victoria. Australian Journal of Ecology 4:265-277.
Baroni Urbani, C. 1977e. Katalog der Typen von Formicidae (Hymenoptera) der Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Basel (2. Teil). Mitt. Entomol. Ges. Basel (n.s.) 27: 61-102 (page 76, misspelled as triconvexus)
Brown, W. L., Jr. 1954i. New synonymy of an Australian Iridomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche (Camb.) 61: 67 (page 67, senior synonym of foetans)
Harvey, M.S. 1992. A new genus of myrmecophilous Chernetidae from southern Australia (Pseudoscorpionida). Records of the Western Australian Museum 15: 763-775.
Santschi, F. 1928e. Nouvelles fourmis d'Australie. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 56: 465-483 (page 471, worker described)
Shattuck, S. O. 1992a. Review of the dolichoderine ant genus Iridomyrmex Mayr with descriptions of three new genera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Aust. Entomol. Soc. 31: 13-18 (page 13, combination in Anonychomyrma)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

Andersen A. N. 1983. A brief survey of ants in Glenaladale National Park, with particular reference to seed-harvesting. Victorian Naturalist 100(6): 233-237.
Lowery B. B., and R. J. Taylor. 1994. Occurrence of ant species in a range of sclerophyll forest communities at Old Chum Dam, north-eastern Tasmania. Australian Entomologist 21: 11-14.
Majer J. D., R. L. Kitching, B. E. Heterick, K. Hurley, and K. E. C. Brennan. 2001. North-south patterns within arboreal ant assembalages from rain forests in Eastern Australia. Biotropica 33(4): 643-661.
Mann V. 2013. Using insect biodiversity to measure the effectiveness of on-farm restoration plantings. Master of Environmental Management at the School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania 111 pages.
Nooten S. S., P. Schultheiss, R. C. Rowe, S. L. Facey, and J. M. Cook. Habitat complexity affects functional traits and diversity of ant assemblages in urban green spaces (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 29: 67-77.
Sinclair J. E., and T. R. New. 2004. Pine plantations in south eastern Australia support highly impoverished ant assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Insect Conservation 8: 277-286.