Rhytidoponera violacea

Rhytidoponera violacea is a keystone seed disperser in many Western Australia habitats.

Distribution
Occurs in the western half of Australia.

This taxon was described from Australia.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Crawley 1925b.pdf|Crawley, W. C. 1925b. New ants from Australia. - II. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9(16): 577-598 PDF]]
 * Gove AD, Majer JD, Dunn RR. 2007. A keystone ant species promotes seed dispersal in a “diffuse” mutualism. Oecologia 153: 687-697.
 * Lubertazzi D, Lubertazzi MAA, McCoy N, Gove AD, Majer JD, Dunn RR. 2010. The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea. |Journal of Insect Science 10:158
 * Majer, J., A. Gove, S. Sochacki, P. Searle, and C. Portlock. 2011. A comparison of the autecology of two seed-taking ant genera, Rhytidoponera and Melophorus. Insectes Sociaux. 58:115-125.