Amblyopone ferruginea

Distribution
This taxon was described from Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  ferrugineum. Amblyopone ferruginea Smith, F. 1858b: 110 (w.) AUSTRALIA. André, 1896b: 261 (q.). Combination in Stigmatomma: Yoshimura & Fisher, 2012: 19. Senior synonym of mandibularis: Brown, 1952i: 265. See also: Brown, 1960a: 206.
 * mandibularis. Amblyopone mandibularis Clark, 1928a: 33, pl. 1, figs. 12-15 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of ferrugineum: Brown, 1952i: 265.

Stigmatomma ferrugineum'' type material

Syntype workers from Melbourne, Victoria.

Amblyopone mandibularis'' type material

Syntype workers from Belgrave, Victoria (1 worker in, 2 workers in ).

Type Material


Amblyopone ferruginea

Two worker syntypes in. Labelled “Melbourne,” and “56/120.” Acc. Reg.: “1856 no. 120 (Sept 26). Melbourne. Merry Merry Creek. Bought of Stevens.”

has a worker from Adelaide, not type-material.

Additional References

 * Brown, W. L., Jr. (1952). The status of some Australian Amblyopone species (Hym.: Formicidae). Entomological News, 63: 265–267.
 * Clark, J. (1928). 4.- Australian Formicidae. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 14: 29–41.
 * Smith, F. (1858). Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part 6. Formicidae. London : British Museum. pp. 1–216.
 * Yoshimura, M. & Fisher, B.L. 2012. A revision of male ants of the Malagasy Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with resurrections of the genera Stigmatomma and Xymmer. PLoS ONE 7(3):e33325 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033325).