Cardiocondyla thoracica

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia. Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia, New Guinea.

Nomenclature

 * . Myrmica thoracica Smith, F. 1859a: 148 (w.) INDONESIA (Aru Is).
 * Combination in Cardiocondyla: Donisthorpe, 1932c: 455.
 * Status as species: Mayr, 1863: 435; Smith, F. 1871a: 325; Dalla Torre, 1893: 118; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 455; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 130; Bolton, 1995b: 133.

Type Material


Myrmica thoracica

Three worker syntypes in. Labelled “Aru.” (= Aru I., New Guinea).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * CSIRO Collection
 * Janda M., G. D. Alpert, M. L. Borowiec, E. P. Economo, P. Klimes, E. Sarnat, and S. O. Shattuck. 2011. Cheklist of ants described and recorded from New Guinea and associated islands. Available on http://www.newguineants.org/. Accessed on 24th Feb. 2011.
 * Lucky A., L. E. Alonso, E. Sarnat, and J. Hulr. 2015. Ants and scolytine beetles. In: Richards, S.J. and N. Whitmore (editors) 2015. A rapid biodiversity assessment of Papua New Guinea's Hindenburg Wall region. Wildlife Conservation Society Papua New Guinea Program. Goroka, PNG.
 * Snelling R. R. 1998. Insect Part 1: The social Hymenoptera. In Mack A. L. (Ed.) A Biological Assessment of the Lakekamu Basin, Papua New Guinea, RAP 9. 189 ppages
 * Wilson E. O. 1959. Some ecological characteristics of ants in New Guinea rain forests. Ecology 40: 437-447.