Rhytidoponera socrus

Rhytidoponera socrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ectatomminae
Tribe:	Ectatommini
Genus:	Rhytidoponera
Species:	R. socrus
Binomial name
Rhytidoponera socrus (Forel, 1894) Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -20.08333° to -23.63333321°.

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.

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.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• socrus. Ectatomma (Rhytidoponera) socrus Forel, 1894e: 236 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Queensland).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Australia: Queensland, Charters Towers (Wiederkehr).
  • Type-depositories: ANIC, MHNG, NHMB.
  • Wheeler, W.M. 1909a: 26 (m.).
  • Combination in Rhytidoponera: Emery, 1911d: 38.
  • Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1909a: 25 (redescription); Emery, 1911d: 38; Clark, 1936: 43 (redescription); Brown, 1958g: 204; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 48; Taylor, 1987a: 71; Bolton, 1995b: 380.
  • Distribution: Australia.

Type Material

• Ectatomma (Rhytidoponera) socrus Forel, 1894: Syntype, 1 worker, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, Wiederkehr, ANIC32-011928, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Ectatomma (Rhytidoponera) socrus Forel, 1894: Syntype, worker(s), Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.

References

• Emery, C. 1911e. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Ponerinae. Genera Insectorum 118: 1-125 (page 38, Combination in Rhytidoponera)
• Forel, A. 1894e. Quelques fourmis de Madagascar (récoltées par M. le Dr. Voltzkow); de Nouvelle Zélande (récoltées par M. W. W. Smith); de Nouvelle Calédonie (récoltées par M. Sommer); de Queensland (Australie) (récoltées par M. Wiederkehr); et de Perth (page 236, worker described)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1909a. A small collection of ants from Victoria, Australia. J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 17: 25-29 (page 25, male described)