Rhytidoponera violacea

Rhytidoponera violacea is a keystone seed disperser in many Western Australia habitats.

Distribution
Occurs in the western half of Australia.

This taxon was described from Australia.

Nomenclature

 * gemma. Ectatomma (Rhytidoponera) convexum var. gemma Forel, 1907h: 269 (w.m.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Rhytidoponera: Emery, 1911d: 37. Junior synonym of violacea: Clark, 1936: 87.
 *  violacea. Ectatomma (Rhytidoponera) convexum subsp. violaceum Forel, 1907h: 269 (w.m.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Rhytidoponera: Emery, 1911d: 38. Raised to species: Brown, 1958g: 205. Senior synonym of gemma: Clark, 1936: 87; of opacior: Brown, 1958g: 205.
 * opacior. Rhytidoponera convexa subsp. opacior Clark, 1936: 86 (w.) AUSTRALIA. [First available use of Rhytidoponera convexa subsp. violacea var. opacior Crawley, 1925b: 583; unavailable name (Taylor, 1986: 34).] Junior synonym of violacea: Brown, 1958g: 205.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Crawley 1925b.pdf|Crawley, W. C. 1925b. New ants from Australia. - II. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9(16): 577-598 PDF]]
 * Gove AD, Majer JD, Dunn RR. 2007. A keystone ant species promotes seed dispersal in a “diffuse” mutualism. Oecologia 153: 687-697.
 * Lubertazzi D, Lubertazzi MAA, McCoy N, Gove AD, Majer JD, Dunn RR. 2010. The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea. |Journal of Insect Science 10:158
 * Majer, J., A. Gove, S. Sochacki, P. Searle, and C. Portlock. 2011. A comparison of the autecology of two seed-taking ant genera, Rhytidoponera and Melophorus. Insectes Sociaux. 58:115-125.