Acropyga myops

This is the only species of Acropyga that is endemic to Australia. It is widespread, occurring mainly at drier forested sites and less commonly in wet sclerophyll and rainforest. Nests are in soil under rocks. It is the only known species of Acropyga that tend non-mealybugs (in the family Ortheziidae rather than Pseudococcidae).

Identification
A. myops can be separated from other Australian species by the presence of short erect hairs on the scapes and mesosomal dorsum, the smooth mandibles which lack striations and the large size (head width greater than 0.6mm).

Distribution
This taxon was described from Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  myops. Acropyga myops Forel, 1910b: 59 (w.m.) AUSTRALIA. LaPolla, 2004a: (q.). Combination in Acropyga (Rhizomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 30. Senior synonym of indistincta: LaPolla, 2004a: 66.
 * indistincta. Acropyga indistincta Crawley, 1923b: 178 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of myops: LaPolla, 2004a: 66.

Acropyga myops type material

Lectotype worker from Bombala, New South Wales ; paralectotype workers and male(s) from Bombala, New South Wales (3 workers in (ANIC32-018712), location of male(s) unknown). Lectotype designated by LaPolla (2004).

Acropyga indistincta type material

Syntype workers from Mundaring, Western Australia (11 in (ANIC32-018705), 1 in, 3 in , additional worker(s) in ).

Additional References

 * Crawley, W. C. (1923). Myrmecological notes. - New Australian Formicidae. Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation, 35: 177–179.
 * Emery, C. (1925). Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum, 183: 1–302.
 * Forel, A. (1910). Formicides australiens reçus de MM. Froggatt et Rowland Turner. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 18: 1–94.
 * LaPolla, J. S. (2004). Acropyga (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the world. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute, 33(3): 1–130.