Vombisidris renateae

Identification
A member of the philax group

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 * . Leptothorax renateae Taylor, 1989b: 609, figs. 4-7 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA (Queensland).
 * Type-material: holotype worker, 8 paratype workers.
 * [Note: queens are recorded but are excluded from the type-series by Taylor, 1989b: 609.]
 * Type-locality: holotype Australia: Queensland, 11 km. ENE Mt Tozer (12°43’S, 143°18’E), 11-16.vii.1986, ANIC no. 1064, rainforest litter (T. Weir); paratypes: 1 worker with same data, 1 worker with same data but 3 km. ENE, 12°44’S, 143°14’E, 1 worker with same data but 1-4.vii.1986, ANIC 1052, 1 worker Queensland, Cape Tribulation area, 2 km. WNW (site 2), 50 m., 7.x.1982 (Monteith, Yeates & Thompson), 2 workers Cape Tribulation area, 3.5 km. W (site 7), 680 m., 2.x.1982 (Monteith, Yeates & Thompson), 1 worker Cape Tribulation area, 16°03’S to 16°05’S, 145°28’E, 21-28.iii.1984, ANIC 940 (A. Calder & T. Weir), 1 owrker Queensland, Mossman Gorge, 3 mi. E Mossman, ca. 200 ft, 27-29.x.1966, acc. 1966.90 (R.W. Taylor).
 * Type-depositories: ANIC (holotype); ANIC, BMNH, QMBA (paratypes).
 * Combination in Vombisidris: Bolton, 1991: 6.
 * Status as species: Bolton, 1991: 6; Bolton, 1995b: 423; Xu & Yu, 2012: 1500 (in key).
 * Distribution: Australia.