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Myrmecia harderi
| Myrmecia harderi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmeciini |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species group: | pilosula |
| Species: | M. harderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia harderi Forel, 1910
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -20.578928° to -36.58333333°.
| 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. |
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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.
- harderi. Myrmecia harderi Forel, 1910b: 8 (w.) AUSTRALIA (New South Wales).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Australia: New South Wales, Gundah (W.W. Froggatt).
- Type-depositories: ANIC, MHNG, NHMB.
- Clark, 1943: 118 (q.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1971d: 250 (l.).
- Combination in Promyrmecia: Clark, 1943: 118;
- combination in Myrmecia: Brown, 1953j: 16.
- Status as species: Emery, 1911d: 21; Clark, 1943: 118 (redescription); Clark, 1951: 215 (redescription); Brown, 1953j: 16; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 11; Taylor, 1987a: 43; Ogata, 1991a: 361; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1641 (in key), 1661; Bolton, 1995b: 272.
- Senior synonym of celaena: Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1661; Bolton, 1995b: 272.
- Senior synonym of maloni: Brown, 1953j: 16; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 11; Taylor, 1987a: 44; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1661; Bolton, 1995b: 272.
- Senior synonym of scabra: Brown, 1953j: 16; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 11; Taylor, 1987a: 44; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1661; Bolton, 1995b: 272.
- Distribution: Australia.
- celaena. Promyrmecia celaena Clark, 1943: 120, pl. 14, fig. 42 (w.) AUSTRALIA (New South Wales, Queensland).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-localities: Australia: New South Wales, Pilliga (W.W. Froggatt), New South Wales, Narrabri (W.W. Froggatt); non-type locality syntypes Queensland, Millmeran (J. Macqueen).
- [Note: type-locality New South Wales by restriction of Clark, 1951: 221.]
- Type-depository: MVMA.
- Combination in Myrmecia: Brown, 1953j: 17.
- Status as species: Clark, 1951: 220 (redescription); Taylor & Brown, 1985: 7; Taylor, 1987a: 42; Ogata, 1991a: 361.
- Junior synonym of harderi: Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1661; Bolton, 1995b: 270.
- cordata. Myrmecia cordata Clark, 1951: 116, fig. 90 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Queensland).
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: Australia: N Queensland, Malanda (G.F. Hill).
- Type-depository: ANIC.
- [Junior primary homonym of Myrmecia cordata Fabricius, 1804: 425.]
- Replacement name: Myrmecia cardigaster Brown, 1953j: 28.
- maloni. Promyrmecia maloni Clark, 1943: 121, pl. 14, fig. 43 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Victoria).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Australia: Victoria, Inglewood, ix.1939 (no collector’s name).
- Type-depository: MVMA.
- Status as species: Clark, 1951: 221 (redescription).
- Junior synonym of harderi: Brown, 1953j: 16; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 11; Taylor, 1987a: 44; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1661; Bolton, 1995b: 272.
- scabra. Promyrmecia scabra Clark, 1943: 118, pl. 14, figs. 40, 41 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA (South Australia).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1(?) syntype queen.
- Type-locality: Australia: South Australia, Leigh’s Creek (no collector’s name).
- Type-depository: MVMA.
- Status as species: Clark, 1951: 217 (redescription).
- Junior synonym of harderi: Brown, 1953j: 16; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 11; Taylor, 1987a: 44; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1661; Bolton, 1995b: 273.
Type Material
- Myrmecia harderi: Syntype, 1 worker, Gundah, New South Wales, Australia, Froggatt,W.W., ANIC32-015336, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Promyrmecia celaena: Syntype, 1 worker, Pilliga, New South Wales, Australia, Froggatt,W.W., ANIC32-015337, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Promyrmecia celaena: Syntype, worker(s), Pilliga and Narrabri, New South Wales and Millmerran, Queensland, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.
- Promyrmecia maloni: Syntype, 1 worker, Inglewood, Victoria, Australia, Clark,J., ANIC32-015339, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.
- Promyrmecia scabra: Syntype, 1 worker, 1 queen, Leighs Creek, South Australia, Australia, <collector unknown>, ANIC32-015338, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Promyrmecia scabra: Syntype, worker(s), queen(s), Leighs Creek, South Australia, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.
Description
References
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1953j. Revisionary notes on the ant genus Myrmecia of Australia. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 111: 1-35 (page 16, Combination in Myrmecia)
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1953j. Revisionary notes on the ant genus Myrmecia of Australia. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 111: 1-35 (page 16, Senior synonym of maloni and scabra)
- Clark, J. 1943. A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae). Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 13: 83-149 (page 118, Combination in Promyrmecia)
- Clark, J. 1951. The Formicidae of Australia. 1. Subfamily Myrmeciinae: 230 pp. CSIRO, Melbourne. [(31.xii).1951.]
- Forel, A. 1910b. Formicides australiens reçus de MM. Froggatt et Rowland Turner. Rev. Suisse Zool. 18: 1-94 (page 8, worker described)
- Ogata, K.; Taylor, R. W. 1991. Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae). Journal of Natural History 25: 1623-1673 (page 1661, Senior synonym of celaena)
- Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1971d. Ant larvae of the subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pan-Pac. Entomol. 47: 245-256 (page 250, larva described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Ogata K. and Taylor R.W. 1991. Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae), Journal of Natural History, 25: 1623-1673
- 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.