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Rhytidoponera litoralis
| Rhytidoponera litoralis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: | Rhytidoponera |
| Species: | R. litoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhytidoponera litoralis Ward, 1984
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -22.23333333° to -22.26666667°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: New Caledonia (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.
- litoralis. Rhytidoponera litoralis Ward, 1984: 159, figs. 65, 66, 71, 72 (w.) NEW CALEDONIA.
- Type-material: holotype worker, paratype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: holotype New Caledonia: 3 km. N Goro, 5 m., 22°16’S, 167°01’E, 26.iv.1980, acc. no. 4117, rotting log, rainforest (P.S. Ward); paratypes with same data but acc. nos 4116, 4117, 4118, 4129 (P.S. Ward), workers 6 km. SE Touaourou, <5 m., 22°14’S, 167°00’E, 27.iv.1980, acc. nos 4122-1, 4124 (P.S. Ward).
- Type-depositories: ANIC (holotype); ANIC, BMNH, BPBM, MCZC, MNHN, PSWC (paratypes).
- Status as species: Taylor, 1987a: 72; Bolton, 1995b: 379.
- Distribution: New Caledonia.
Type Material
- Holotype, worker, 3km N Goro, New Caledonia, Ward,P., ANIC32-017934, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 4 workers, 3km N Goro, New Caledonia, Ward,P., ANIC32-017935, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 2 workers, 3km N Goro, New Caledonia, Ward,P., ANIC32-017936, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 1 worker, 3km N Goro, New Caledonia, Ward,P., ANIC32-017937, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 2 workers, 6km SE Touaourou, New Caledonia, Ward,P., ANIC32-017938, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 5 workers, 6km SE Touaourou, New Caledonia, Ward,P., ANIC32-017939, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 1 worker, New Caledonia, The Natural History Museum.
- Paratype, 2 workers, 3km N Goro, New Caledonia, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
- Paratype, 2 worker (missing gaster), 6km SE Touaourou, New Caledonia, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
Description
References
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- CSIRO Collection
- Jennings J. T., L. Krogmann, and C. Burwell. 2013. Review of the hymenopteran fauna of New Caledonia with a checklist of species. Zootaxa 3736(1): 1-53.
- Jourdan H., J. Konghouleux. 2005. Bilan entomologique des noyaux forestiers dits, S2 à S5, à Prony, définies par Goro Nickel SA. Rapport d'Expertise IRD / Goro Nickel SA, 15 pages.
- Jourdan H., and Joel Konghouleux. 2005. Bilan entomologique des noyaux forestiers dits, « S2 et S5 », à Prony, définies par Goro Nickel SA. IRD 16 pages
- 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. 1984. A revision of the ant genus Rhytidoponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in New Caledonia. Aust. J. Zool. 32: 131-175.
- Ward P. S. 1985. Taxonomic congruence and disparity in an insular ant fauna: Rhytidoponera in New Caledonia. Systematic Zoology 34: 140-151.