Zasphinctus duchaussoyi

Zasphinctus duchaussoyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Zasphinctus
Species:	Z. duchaussoyi
Binomial name
	Zasphinctus duchaussoyi; (André, 1905) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
	Eusphinctus hackeri Wheeler, W.M., 1918;

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -21.3° to -27.05°.


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.

Elevation Range

Occurrence at collecting sites during elevational surveys of rainforest in the Eungella region, Queensland, Australia (Burwell et al., 2020).
Species	Elevation (m asl)
Species	200	400	600	800	1000	1200
?Zasphinctus duchaussoyi			0-10
Shading indicates the bands of elevation where species was recorded. Numbers are the percentage of total samples containing this species.

Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

duchaussoyi. Eusphinctus duchaussoyi André, 1905: 205 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA (New South Wales).
- Type-material: syntype workers, syntype ergatoid queens (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: Australia: New South Wales, Sydney (A. Duchaussoy).
- Type-depositories: MHNG, MNHN, MSNG.
- Combination in Sphinctomyrmex (Eusphinctus): Emery, 1911d: 7;
- combination in Eusphinctus (Eusphinctus): Wheeler, W.M. 1918a: 229;
- combination in Sphinctomyrmex: Brown, 1975: 33;
- combination in Zasphinctus: Borowiec, M.L. 2016: 243.
- Subspecies of steinheili: Wheeler, W.M. 1918a: 229.
- Status as species: Emery, 1911d: 7; Brown, 1975: 33, 79; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 50; Taylor, 1987a: 73; Bolton, 1995b: 392.
- Senior synonym of hackeri: Brown, 1975: 33; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 50; Taylor, 1987a: 73; Bolton, 1995b: 392.
- Distribution: Australia.
hackeri. Eusphinctus (Eusphinctus) hackeri Wheeler, W.M. 1918a: 229, fig. 3 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA (Queensland).
- Type-material: 6 syntype workers, 2 syntype ergatoid queens.
- Type-locality: Australia: Queensland, Bribie I., nr Brisbane (H. Hacker).
- Type-depository: MCZC.
- Junior synonym of duchaussoyi: Brown, 1975: 33; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 50; Taylor, 1987a: 73; Bolton, 1995b: 392.

Type Material

Eusphinctus duchaussoyi Andre, 1905: Syntype, worker(s), queen(s), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle.
Eusphinctus (Eusphinctus) hackeri: Syntype, 1 worker, 1 queen, Bribie Island near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Description

References

Borowiec, M.L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1-280 (doi: 10.3897/zookeys.608.9427).
André, E. 1905. Description d'un genre nouveau et de deux espèces nouvelles de fourmis d'Australie. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 24: 205-208. (page 205, worker, queen described)
Brown, W. L., Jr. 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search Agric. (Ithaca N. Y.) 5(1 1: 1-115 (page 33, Combination in Sphinctomyrmex)
Brown, W. L., Jr. 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search Agric. (Ithaca N. Y.) 5(1 1: 1-115 (page 33, revived status as species, and senior synonym of hackeri)
Burwell, C.J., Nakamura, A. 2020. Rainforest ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) along an elevational gradient at Eungella in the Clarke Range, Central Queensland coast, Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 125: 43-63.
Emery, C. 1911e. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Ponerinae. Genera Insectorum 118: 1-125 (page 7, Combination in Sphinctomyrmex (Eusphinctus))
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).
Wheeler, W. M. 1918a. The Australian ants of the ponerine tribe Cerapachyini. Proc. Am. Acad. Arts Sci. 53: 215-265 (page 229, Combination in Eusphinctus (Eusphinctus))
Wheeler, W. M. 1918a. The Australian ants of the ponerine tribe Cerapachyini. Proc. Am. Acad. Arts Sci. 53: 215-265 (page 229, Variety of steinheli)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

Brown W. L., Jr. 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search Agric. (Ithaca N. Y.) 5(1): 1-115.