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Stigmacros pusilla
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Melophorini |
| Genus: | Stigmacros |
| Species: | S. pusilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmacros pusilla McAreavey, 1957 | |
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Stigmacros pusilla is not uncommon in drier woodlands in the eastern wheatbelt of SWBP. At least one worker in the Curtin Ant Collection was taken while foraging on a tree-trunk.
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -27.5° to -37.07500076°.
| 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
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| Specimen code antweb1008346. . | |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- pusilla. Stigmacros (Stigmacros) pusilla McAreavey, 1957: 16, figs. 45-47 (w.) AUSTRALIA.
- minor. Stigmacros (Stigmacros) minor McAreavey, 1957: 17, figs. 48-50 (w.) AUSTRALIA.
- Junior synonym of pusilla: Heterick, 2021: 18.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
- Stigmacros (Stigmacros) pusilla: Syntype, 18 workers, Canberra, ACT, Australia, <collector unknown>, ANIC32-017866, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Stigmacros (Stigmacros) pusilla: Syntype, worker(s), Canberra, ACT, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.
- Stigmacros (Stigmacros) minor: Syntype, 1 worker, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Hacker,H., ANIC32-017865, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Stigmacros (Stigmacros) minor: Syntype, worker(s), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.
Taxonomic Notes
Heterick (2021): Stigmacros minor was separated from S. pusilla by McAreavey on supposed small differences in colour, scape length and gastral sculpture. These are trivial, and the two ants are here treated as synonyms, S. pusilla being the senior synonym.
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 16, figs. 45-47 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Osunkoya O. O., C. Polo, and A. N. Andersen. 2011. Invasion impacts on biodiversity: response of ant communities to infestation by cat's claw creeper vine, Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in subtropical Australia. Biol. Invasions 13: 2289-2302.