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Rhytidoponera enigmatica
| Rhytidoponera enigmatica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: | Rhytidoponera |
| Species: | R. enigmatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhytidoponera enigmatica Ward, 1980
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| At a Glance | • Polygynous |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -33.76666667° to -34.20666°.
| 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
Life History Traits
- Queen number: polygynous (Ward, 1983; Frumhoff & Ward, 1992)
Castes
Worker
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| Paratype of Rhytidoponera enigmatica. Worker. Specimen code casent0900531. Photographer Ryan Perry, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- enigmatica. Rhytidoponera enigmatica Ward, 1980: 484, figs. 7-9, 20, 21, 27, 30 (w.m.) AUSTRALIA (New South Wales).
- Type-material: holotype worker, 1062 paratype workers, 10 paratype males.
- Type-locality: holotype Australia: New South Wales, Stringy Bark Creek, Lane Cove West, 33°49’S, 151°09’E, 10 m., 30.iv.1977, acc. 2442, under stone (P.S. Ward); paratypes: 179 workers with same data, 904 workers, 10 males from type-locality, accs 2444, 2447-2450, 2675-2677, 2681, 2682, 2684 (P.S. Ward), 27 workers New South Wales, Roseville Chase, 5.viii.1976 (B.B. Lowery), 121 workers Roseville Chase, 33°46’S, 151°12’E, 80 m., 12.i.1977, acc. 2143 (P.S. Ward), 1 worker New South Wales, Mossman, 33°50’S, 151°14’E, 20 m., 29.iii.1976, acc. 1603 (P.S. Ward), 1 worker New South Wales, Manly Dam, 33°47’S, 151°15’E, 30 m., 12.i.1977, acc. 2133 (P.S. Ward), 6 workers New South Wales, Sydney, Coal and Candle Creek, 1.xi.1970 (B.B. Lowery), 6 workers New South Wales, Cowan, 3.vii.1970 (B.B. Lowery), workers (numer not stated) New South Wales, Appin, 34°12’S, 150°46’E, 180 m., 20.x.1974, acc. 251 (P.S. Ward), “also 7 additional accessions (254, 579, 943, 944, 1582, 1583, 1584)” from the same locality (= Appin).
- Type-depositories: ANIC (holotype); ANIC, BMNH, MCZC, “Australian State Museums” (presumably some or all of AMSC, MVMA, QMBA, SAMA, WAMP) (paratypes).
- Status as species: Taylor & Brown, 1985: 43; Taylor, 1987a: 68; Bolton, 1995b: 379.
- Distribution: Australia.
Type Material
- Holotype, worker, Stringy Bark Creek, Lane Cove West, New South Wales, Australia, Ward,P.S., ANIC32-011935, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 2 workers, Appin, 34.12S 150.46E, New South Wales, Australia, Australian Museum.
- Paratype, 3 workers, Appin, 34.12S 150.46E, New South Wales, Australia, PSWC#943, The Natural History Museum.
- Paratype, 3 workers, Lane Cove, New South Wales, Australia, PSWC#2445 (1 worker), PSWC#2442 (2 workers), Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.
- Paratype, 2 workers, Lane Cove West, 33.49'S 151.09'E, New South Wales, Australia, PSWC#2442, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
- Paratype, 2 workers, Appin, 34.12S 150.46E, New South Wales, Australia, PSWC#943, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
- Paratype, 2 workers, Appin, 34.12S 150.46E, New South Wales, Australia, Queensland Museum.
- Paratype, 2 workers, Appin, 34.12S 150.46E, New South Wales, Australia, South Australian Museum.
Description
References
- Ward, P. S. 1980a. A systematic revision of the Rhytidoponera impressa group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Australia and New Guinea. Aust. J. Zool. 28: 475-498 (page 484, figs. 7-9, 20, 21, 27, 30 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- 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.
- Ward P. S. 1980. A systematic revision of the Rhytidoponera impressa group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Australia and New Guinea. Aust. J. Zool. 28: 475-498.