Category:SWBP

The southwest region of Australia is renowned for its biological diversity. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Australia). Brian Heterick, working and living in this region for many decades, is the world's foremost authority of the ants of southwestern Australia. He has summarized his vast knowledge of the ants here in a wonderful publication: A Guide to the Ants of South-western Australia PDF: [[Media:Heterick 2009.pdf|part 1]], [[Media:Heterick 2009b.pdf|part 2]].

The following links are keys based for the Australian southwestern Botanical Province ant fauna.

Notes on species Keys
Since the publication of these keys:


 * the genus Colobopsis has been removed from its synonymy with Camponotus. Colobopsis species are therefore included in this Camponotus key.


 * a species from the genus Amblyopone has been transferred to the genus Onychomyrmex. It is included in the Amblyopone key.


 * the key to Paratrechina species now includes species in three genera: Nylanderia, Paraparatrechina, and Paratrechina


 * the key to Monomorium species includes the species Trichomyrmex destructor