Hypoponera mackayensis

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

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).

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.

• mackayensis. Ponera coarctata var. mackayensis Forel, 1900b: 61 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Hypoponera: Taylor, 1967a: 12. Raised to species: Taylor, 1967a: 12.

Type Material

• Ponera coarctata mackayensis Forel, 1900: Syntype, 1 worker, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Ponera coarctata mackayensis Forel, 1900: Syntype, worker(s), Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.

References

• 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 61, worker described)
• Taylor, R. W. 1967a. A monographic revision of the ant genus Ponera Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pac. Insects Monogr. 13: 1-112 (page 12, Combination in Hypoponera, and raised to species)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Emery C. 1911. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Ponerinae. Genera Insectorum 118: 1-125.
• Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.