Myrmecia rufinodis

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  rufinodis. Myrmecia rufinodis Smith, F. 1858b: 145 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Clark, 1951: 38 (q.m.). Senior synonym of gracilis: Brown, 1953j: 8.
 * gracilis. Myrmecia gracilis Emery, 1898b: 232, fig. 2 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Clark, 1938: 358 (q.m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1971d: 250 (l.). Subspecies of crudelis: Emery, 1911d: 19. Revived status as species: Clark, 1938: 357; Clark, 1951: 39. Junior synonym of rufinodis: Brown, 1953j: 8.

Type Material


Myrmecia rufinodis

Holotype worker in. Labelled “Adelaide 53/8” and with a det. label “rufinodis type Sm.”

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Brown W. L., Jr. 1953. Revisionary notes on the ant genus Myrmecia of Australia. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 111: 1-35.
 * Clark J. 1938. The Sir Joseph Banks Islands. Reports of the McCoy Society for Field Investigation and Research. Part 10. Formicidae (Hymenoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (n.s.)50: 356-382.
 * Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.