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Rhytidoponera croesus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: | Rhytidoponera |
| Species: | R. croesus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhytidoponera croesus Emery, 1901
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| Synonyms | |
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -27.92304° to -33.46527°.
| 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
Worker
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| Syntype of Rhytidoponera croesus. Worker. Specimen code casent0903833. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MSNG, Genoa, Italy. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- croesus. Rhytidoponera croesus Emery, 1901a: 50 (w.) AUSTRALIA (New South Wales).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Australia: New South Wales (no collector’s name).
- Type-depositories: ANIC, MSNG.
- Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1964b: 448 (l.).
- Combination in R. (Chalcoponera): Emery, 1911d: 39.
- Status as species: Emery, 1911d: 39; Emery, 1912a: 81; Forel, 1915b: 14; Brown, 1954g: 10; Brown, 1958g: 203; Baltazar, 1966: 234; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 42; Taylor, 1987a: 68; Bolton, 1995b: 379.
- Senior synonym of andrei: Brown, 1954g: 10; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 42; Taylor, 1987a: 68; Bolton, 1995b: 379.
- Senior synonym of fastuosa: Brown, 1954g: 10; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 42; Taylor, 1987a: 68; Bolton, 1995b: 379.
- Distribution: Australia.
- andrei. Chalcoponera victoriae var. andrei Wheeler, W.M. & Chapman, 1925: 59, pl. 2, figs. 3, 4 (w.) AUSTRALIA (New South Wales).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “several”).
- Type-locality: Australia: New South Wales, Dorrigo (W. Heron)
- [Note: original description erroneously cites Victoria Mts as type-locality; corrected to Dorrigo from data on type-material by Brown, 1954g: 10.]
- Type-depository: MCZC.
- Subspecies of victoriae: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 26.
- Junior synonym of croesus: Brown, 1954g: 10; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 42; Taylor, 1987a: 68; Bolton, 1995b: 378.
- fastuosa. Rhytidoponera (Chalcoponera) fastuosa Santschi, 1916c: 174 (w.q.m.) AUSTRALIA (no state data).
- Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: Australia: (no further data)(Duchaussoy).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Junior synonym of croesus: Brown, 1954g: 10; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 42; Taylor, 1987a: 68; Bolton, 1995b: 379.
Type Material
- Rhytidoponera croesus: Syntype, 1 worker, New South Wales, Australia, <collector unknown>, ANIC32-011932, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Rhytidoponera croesus: Syntype, workers on 2 pins, New South Wales, Australia, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genoa.
- Chalcoponera victoriae andrei Wheeler & Chapman, 1925: Syntype, 3 workers, Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
- Rhytidoponera (Chalcoponera) fastuosa Santschi, 1916: Syntype, worker(s), queen(s), male(s), Australia, Australia, The Natural History Museum.
Description
References
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1954g. Systematic and other notes on some of the smaller species of the ant genus Rhytidoponera Mayr. Breviora 33: 1-11 (page 10, Senior synonym of andrei and fastuosa)
- Emery, C. 1901b. Notes sur les sous-familles des Dorylines et Ponérines (Famille des Formicides). Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 45: 32-54 (page 50, worker described)
- Emery, C. 1911e. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Ponerinae. Genera Insectorum 118: 1-125 (page 39, Combination in R. (Chalcoponera))
- Radchenko, A.G., Fisher, B.L., Esteves, F.A., Martynova, E.V., Bazhenova, T.N., Lasarenko, S.N. 2023. Ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the collection of Volodymyr Opanasovych Karawajew. Communication 1. Dorylinae, Poneromorpha and Pseudomyrmecinae. Zootaxa, 5244(1), 1–32 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5244.1.1).
- Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1964b. The ant larvae of the subfamily Ponerinae: supplement. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 57: 443-462 (page 448, larva described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Chapman, J.W. and S.R. Capco. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monographs of the Institute of Science and Technology (Manila) 1: 1- 327
- Emery C. 1901. Notes sur les sous-familles des Dorylines et Ponérines (Famille des Formicides). Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 45: 32-54.
- Forel A. 1915. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Ark. Zool. 9(16): 1-119
- Taylor R. W., and D. R. Brown. 1985. Formicoidea. Zoological Catalogue of Australia 2: 1-149.