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Pseudoneoponera oculata
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Pseudoneoponera |
| Species: | P. oculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoneoponera oculata (Smith, F., 1858)
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -19.31667° to -31.11527°.
| 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.
- oculata. Ponera oculata Smith, F. 1858b: 93 (m.) AUSTRALIA (New South Wales).
- Type-material: 2 syntype males.
- Type-locality: Australia: Macintyre River, “51/36” (no collector’s name).
- Type-depository: BMNH.
- Combination in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 308;
- combination in Pseudoneoponera: Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, 2014: 135.
- Status as species: Mayr, 1863: 449; Dalla Torre, 1893: 408; Emery, 1911d: 116.
- Distribution: Australia.
Type Material
- Ponera oculata Smith, 1858: Syntype, male, Macintyre, New South Wales, Australia, The Natural History Museum.
The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):
Ponera oculata
Two male syntypes in The Natural History Museum. Labelled “Macintyre Riv. 51/36.” Acc. Reg.: 1851 no. 36. Hunter River and Macintyre River. Purchased from Mr Ker.”
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)
- Cantone S. 2017. Winged Ants, The Male, Dichotomous key to genera of winged male ants in the World, Behavioral ecology of mating flight (self-published).
- Cantone S. 2018. Winged Ants, The queen. Dichotomous key to genera of winged female ants in the World. The Wings of Ants: morphological and systematic relationships (self-published).
- 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).
- Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 93, male described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Wheeler WM. 1927. Ants of Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 62.4: 120-153.
- Wheeler, William Morton. 1927. The Ants of Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 62(4): 121-153