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Stigmacros elegans
| Stigmacros elegans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Melophorini |
| Genus: | Stigmacros |
| Species: | S. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmacros elegans McAreavey, 1949
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Identification
Heterick (2009) - Stigmacros brachytera and Stigmacros elegans are two jet-black ants with an oblique propodeum. In S. brachytera the head is rather flattened and the eyes are small. Stigmacros elegans has relatively large eyes and the head is not so flattened.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Heterick (2009) - Stigmacros elegans occurs in the Perth region and can be found throughout WA.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -30.88333333° to -30.88333333°.
| 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
Images from AntWeb
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| Holotype of Stigmacros elegans. Worker. Specimen code casent0172181. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ANIC, Canberra, Australia. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- elegans. Stigmacros elegans McAreavey, 1949: 3, figs. 68-70 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in S. (Campostigmacros): McAreavey, 1957: 31.
Type Material
- Holotype, worker, Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia, Armstrong,J., ANIC32-017840, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Paratype, 11 workers, 6 queens, Bogan River, Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia.
Description
References
- Heterick, B. E. 2009. A guide to the ants of South-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 76: 1-206.
- Heterick, B.E. 2021. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part I: Systematics. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 86, 1-245 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2021.001-245).
- Heterick, B.E. 2022. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part II: Distribution and biology. Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement 86: 247-510 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2022.247-510).
- McAreavey, J. 1949. Australian Formicidae. New genera and species. Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 74: 1-25 (page 3, figs. 68-70 worker, queen described)
- McAreavey, J. 1957. Revision of the genus Stigmacros Forel. Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 21: 7-64 (page 31, Combination in S. (Campostigmacros))