Austroponera castaneicolor

This species has winged queens unlike the co-occuring sibling species Austroponera castanea that is reported to have ergatoid queens (Wilson and Taylor 1967). Little else is known about the biology of . It is not clear how Brown's notes about the biology of this other species (Brown 1958) may be a combination of observations about both of these Austroponera.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: New Zealand.

Nomenclature

 * . Ponera castaneicolor Emery, in Dalla Torre, 1893: 38.
 * Replacement name for Ponera castanea Smith, F. 1876c: 489. [Junior primary homonym of Ponera castanea Mayr, 1865: 69.]
 * Combination in Euponera (Mesoponera): Emery, 1911d: 81;
 * combination in Mesoponera: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 103;
 * combination in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 303;
 * combination in Austroponera: Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, 2014: 182.
 * Junior synonym of castanea Mayr: Forel, 1905a: 353; Emery, 1911d: 81.
 * Status as species: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 103; Taylor, 1987a: 39; Bolton, 1995b: 303; Don, 2007: 70.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Stringer L. D., A. E. A. Stephens, D. M. Suckling, and J. G. Charles. 2009. Ant dominance in urban areas. Urban Ecosyst. 12: 503-514.
 * 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.
 * Ward D. 2005. Changes to the classification of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The Weta 30: 16-18.
 * Ward D.F. 2009. The diversity, community composition and seasonality of native and introduced ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in northern New Zealand. Myrmecological News 12: 195-200.
 * Ward DF. 2009. The diversity, community composition and seasonality of native and introduced ants in northern New Zealand. Myrmecological News 12: 195-205
 * Wilson EO, Taylor RW. 1967. The ants of Polynesia. Pacific Insects Monograph 14:1-109.