Rhytidoponera aspera

Distribution
This taxon was described from Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  aspera. Ponera metallica var. aspera Roger, 1860: 308 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Crawley, 1922b: 435 (q.m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1964b: 448 (l.). Combination in Ectatomma: Mayr, 1863: 410; in Rhytidoponera (Chalcoponera): Emery, 1911d: 39. Raised to species: Emery, 1911d: 39. Senior synonym of arnoldi: Brown, 1954g: 9. See also: Emery, 1912a: 77.
 * arnoldi. Rhytidoponera (Chalcoponera) arnoldi Forel, 1915b: 14 (footnote) (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of aspera: Brown, 1954g: 9.