Austroponera castaneicolor

This species has winged queens unlike the co-occuring sibling species Austroponera castanea that is reported to have ergatoid queens (Wilson and Taylor 1967). Little else is known about the biology of . It is not clear how Brown's notes about the biology of this other species (Brown 1958) may be a combination of observations about both of these Austroponera.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: New Zealand.

Nomenclature

 * castanea. Ponera castanea Smith, 1876c: 489 (w.q.) NEW ZEALAND. [Junior primary homonym of castanea Mayr, above.] Replacement name: castaneicolor: Dalla Torre, 1893: 38.
 *  castaneicolor. Ponera castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893: 38. Replacement name for castanea Smith, F. 1876c: 489. [Junior primary homonym of castanea Mayr, 1865: 69.] Combination in Euponera (Mesoponera): Emery, 1911d: 81; in Mesoponera: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 103; in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 303; in Austroponera: Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014: 182.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Stringer L. D., A. E. A. Stephens, D. M. Suckling, and J. G. Charles. 2009. Ant dominance in urban areas. Urban Ecosyst. 12: 503-514.
 * Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.
 * Ward D. 2005. Changes to the classification of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The Weta 30: 16-18.
 * Ward D.F. 2009. The diversity, community composition and seasonality of native and introduced ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in northern New Zealand. Myrmecological News 12: 195-200.
 * Ward DF. 2009. The diversity, community composition and seasonality of native and introduced ants in northern New Zealand. Myrmecological News 12: 195-205
 * Wilson EO, Taylor RW. 1967. The ants of Polynesia. Pacific Insects Monograph 14:1-109.