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Mesoponera papuana
| Mesoponera papuana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Mesoponera |
| Species: | M. papuana |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesoponera papuana (Viehmeyer, 1914)
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -5.333° to -10.444°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea (type locality), Solomon Islands.
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.
- papuana. Euponera (Mesoponera) papuana Viehmeyer, 1914d: 608 (w.) NEW GUINEA (Papua New Guinea).
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: Papua New Guinea (“Deutsch Neuguinea”): Wareo (no collector’s name).
- Type-depository: MNHU.
- Combination in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 308;
- combination in Mesoponera: Wilson, 1958d: 350; Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, 2014: 111.
- Subspecies of melanaria: Viehmeyer, 1924a: 228.
- Status as species: Mann, 1919: 290 (redescription); Chapman & Capco, 1951: 64; Wilson, 1958d: 350; Bolton, 1995b: 308; Sarnat, et al. 2013: 73.
- Senior synonym of pulchella: Wilson, 1958d: 350; Bolton, 1995b: 308.
- Senior synonym of viehmeyeri: Wilson, 1958d: 350; Bolton, 1995b: 308.
- Distribution: Indonesia (Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is.
- pulchella. Euponera (Mesoponera) pulchella Donisthorpe, 1941c: 133 (w.q.) NEW GUINEA (Indonesia).
- Type-material: 2 syntype workers, 2 syntype queens.
- Type-locality: Indonesia: Irian Jaya (“Dutch New Guinea”), Cyclops Mts, Mt Lina, 3500 ft, iii.1936, in rotten wood (L.E. Cheesman).
- Type-depository: BMNH.
- Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 64.
- Junior synonym of papuana: Wilson, 1958d: 350; Bolton, 1995b: 308.
- viehmeyeri. Euponera (Mesoponera) viehmeyeri Donisthorpe, 1948g: 132 (w.) NEW GUINEA (Indonesia).
- Type-material: 2 syntype workers.
- Type-locality: Indonesia: Irian Jaya (“Dutch New Guinea”), Maffin Bay, 22.vi.1944, and viii.1944 (E.S. Ross).
- Type-depository: CASC.
- Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 65.
- Junior synonym of papuana: Wilson, 1958d: 350; Bolton, 1995b: 311.
Description
References
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1995a. [Untitled. Taxonomic changes in Pachycondyla attributed to Brown.] Pp. 302-311 in: Bolton, B. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 308, Combination in Pachycondyla)
- Esteves, F.A., Fisher, B.L. 2021. Corrieopone nouragues gen. nov., sp. nov., a new Ponerinae from French Guiana (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 1074, 83–173 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.1074.75551).
- Mann, W. M. 1919. The ants of the British Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
63: 273-391 (page 290, see also)
- Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, S.O. 2014. The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of ponerine ecology and behavior. Zootaxa 3817, 1–242 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1).
- Viehmeyer, H. 1914d. Mayr's Gattung Ischnomyrmex (Hym.) nebst Beschreibung einiger neuer Arten aus anderen Gattungen. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 37: 601-612 (page 608, worker described)
- Viehmeyer, H. 1924b. Formiciden der australischen Faunenregion. Entomol. Mitt. 13: 219-229 (page 228, Subspecies of melanaria)
- 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 350, Combination in Mesoponera, Revived status as species, and senior synonym of pulchella and viehmeyeri)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Donisthorpe H. 1941. Descriptions of new species of ants from New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)7: 129-144.
- Donisthorpe H. 1948. A fourth instalment of the Ross Collection of ants from New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (12)1: 131-143.
- Janda M., G. D. Alpert, M. L. Borowiec, E. P. Economo, P. Klimes, E. Sarnat, and S. O. Shattuck. 2011. Cheklist of ants described and recorded from New Guinea and associated islands. Available on http://www.newguineants.org/. Accessed on 24th Feb. 2011.
- Mann W. M. 1919. The ants of the British Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 63:273-391.
- Mann William. 1916. The Ants of the British Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 63(7): 273-391
- Mann, W.M. 1919. The ants of the British Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology of Harvard College 63: 273-391
- Snelling R. R. 1998. Insect Part 1: The social Hymenoptera. In Mack A. L. (Ed.) A Biological Assessment of the Lakekamu Basin, Papua New Guinea, RAP 9. 189 ppages
- Viehmeyer H. 1914. Mayr's Gattung Ischnomyrmex (Hym.) nebst Beschreibung einiger neuer Arten aus anderen Gattungen. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 37: 601-612.
- Wilson E. O. 1958. 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.
- Wilson Edward O. 1959. Adaptive Shift and Dispersal in a Tropical Ant Fauna. Evolution 13(1): 122-144