Stigmacros epinotalis

Stigmacros epinotalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Melophorini
Genus:	Stigmacros
Species:	S. epinotalis
Binomial name
	Stigmacros epinotalis; McAreavey, 1957 Specimen Labels

Identification

Heterick (2009) - Stigmacros epinotalis is identical to Stigmacros aemula, except for the oblique declivitous face of its propodeum, and it is found over a similar range.

Keys including this Species

Key to Stigmacros of the southwestern Australian Botanical Province

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -27.5° to -31.9589°.


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.

Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

epinotalis. Stigmacros (Campostigmacros) epinotalis McAreavey, 1957: 28, figs. 89-91 (w.) AUSTRALIA.

Type Material

Stigmacros (Campostigmacros) epinotalis McAreavey, 1957: Syntype, 21 workers, Booang, Western Australia, Australia, Clark,J., ANIC32-017841, Australian National Insect Collection.
Stigmacros (Campostigmacros) epinotalis McAreavey, 1957: Syntype, worker(s), Booang, Western Australia, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.

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. 1957. Revision of the genus Stigmacros Forel. Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 21: 7-64 (page 28, figs. 89-91 worker described)