Meranoplus astericus

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea.

Nomenclature

 * . Meranoplus astericus Donisthorpe, 1947d: 190 (w.) NEW GUINEA (Indonesia).
 * Type-material: 5 syntype workers.
 * Type-locality: Indonesia: Irian Jaya (“Dutch New Guinea): Maffin Bay, 10.vi.1944 (E.S. Ross).
 * Type-depository: CASC.
 * [Misspelled as astriacus by Donisthorpe, 1948d: 597; misspelled as ostriacus by Donisthorpe, 1948g: 136.]
 * Status as species: Donisthorpe, 1948d: 597; Donisthorpe, 1948g: 136; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 112; Bolton, 1995b: 250.
 * Distribution: Indonesia (Irian Jaya).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Donisthorpe H. 1947. Some new ants from New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)14: 183-197.
 * Donisthorpe H. 1948. A third instalment of the Ross Collection of ants from New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)14: 589-604.
 * 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., E. Sarnat, and L. Alonso. 2011. Ants of the Muller Range, Papua New Guinea, Chapter 10. In Richards, S. J. and Gamui, B. G. (editors). 2013. Rapid Biological Assessments of the Nakanai Mountains and the upper Strickland Basin: surveying the biodiversity of Papua New Guineas sublime karst environments. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 60. Conservation International. Arlington, VA.
 * 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