Cardiocondyla atalanta

Adapted to Favors a xerothermous climate with annual rainfall < 1000 mm (Seifert 2008).

Identification
A key to Australian Cardiocondyla with a note concerning atalanta.

Distribution
Found throughout Australia, including in sympatry with Cardiocondyla nuda along the northern and eastern coast, and occasionally encountered on offshore islands.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  atalanta. Cardiocondyla nuda var. atalanta Forel, 1915b: 75 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of nuda: Taylor, 1991b: 601. Revived from synonymy and raised to species: Seifert, 2003a: 247. See also: Seifert, 2008: 44.

Additional References

 * Seifert, B. 2008. Cardiocondyla atalanta FOREL, 1915, a cryptic sister species of Cardiocondyla nuda (MAYR, 1866) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News. 11:43-48.