Stigmacros occidentalis

Stigmacros occidentalis, with small teeth on the side of the node, and Stigmacros clivispina, similar to the preceding but without teeth, are found in the Perth area and the jarrah forest south of Perth (Heterick 2009).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 * . Acantholepis (Stigmacros) occidentalis Crawley, 1922c: 30 (w.) AUSTRALIA.
 * McAreavey, 1957: 44 (q.).
 * Combination in Stigmacros (Cyrtostigmacros): McAreavey, 1957: 44.
 * armstrongi. Stigmacros (Cyrtostigmacros) armstrongi McAreavey, 1957: 52, figs. 180-183 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA.
 * Junior synonym of occidentalis: Heterick, 2021: 18.

Taxonomic Notes
Heterick (2021): An examination of ANIC type specimens for S. occidentalis and S. armstrongi reveals the two ants are identical. Stigmacros occidentalis is the senior name.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * 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.