Heteroponera brounii

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

Nomenclature

 *  brounii. Ectatomma (Acanthoponera) brownii Forel, 1892c: 335 (w.) NEW ZEALAND. Combination in Acanthoponera: Forel, 1905a: 353 (spelling emended to brounii); in Heteroponera: Brown, in Borgmeier, 1957: 112. Senior synonym of kirki: Brown, 1958h: 18. See also: Wheeler, W.M. 1923e: 183; Brown, 1958g: 195.
 * kirki. Acanthoponera (Anacanthoponera) brouni subsp. kirki Wheeler, W.M. 1923e: 184, fig. 4 (w.q.) NEW ZEALAND. Junior synonym of brounii: Brown, 1958h: 18.

Acanthoponera brouni kirki type material

Three syntype workers from Auckland, New Zealand, 5 Sept. 1914, W.M. Wheeler (, reported by Palma et al., 1989).

Additional References

 * Palma, R.L., Lovis, P.M. & Tother, C. 1989. An annotated list of primary types of the phyla Arthropoda (except Crustacea) and Tardigrada held in the National Museum of New Zealand. National Museum of New Zealand miscellaneous series No. 20: 1-49.