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Podomyrma libra
| Podomyrma libra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Podomyrma |
| Species group: | turneri |
| Species: | P. libra |
| Binomial name | |
| Podomyrma libra (Forel, 1907) | |
Podomyrma libra has been collected from bark debris at the base of eucalypts and on Wandoo trunks (Heterick 2009).
Identification
Heterick (2009) – Similar to Podomyrma christae. Podomyrma libra is an orange ant with a pair of semi-erect denticles on the petiolar node and small, upright teeth near the promesonotal suture. P. christae lacks the latter.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Heterick (2009) - Occurs in drier woodlands of the SWBP, WA.
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.
- libra. Dacryon liber Forel, 1907h: 275 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Podomyrma: Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 83.
Type Material
- Dacryon liber Forel, 1907: Holotype, probably destroyed in ZMHB (Berlin) in WW II, Eradu, Western Australia, Australia.
Description
References
- Forel, A. 1907j. Formicidae. In: Michaelsen, W., Hartmeyer, R. (eds.) Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Band I, Lieferung 7. Jena: Gustav Fischer, pp. 263-310. (page 275, worker described)
- Heterick, B. E. 2009. A guide to the ants of South-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 76:1-206.
- Heterick, B.E. 2021. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part I: Systematics. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 86, 1-245 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2021.001-245).
- Heterick, B.E. 2022. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part II: Distribution and biology. Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement 86: 247-510 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2022.247-510).
- Taylor, R. W.; Brown, D. R. 1985. Formicoidea. Zool. Cat. Aust. 2:1- 149: 1-149, 30 (page 83, Combination in Podomyrma)