Stigmacros pusilla

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.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 * . 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.

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 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.