Rhytidoponera litoralis

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

Nomenclature

 * . Rhytidoponera litoralis Ward, 1984: 159, figs. 65, 66, 71, 72 (w.) NEW CALEDONIA.
 * Type-material: holotype worker, paratype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: holotype New Caledonia: 3 km. N Goro, 5 m., 22°16’S, 167°01’E, 26.iv.1980, acc. no. 4117, rotting log, rainforest (P.S. Ward); paratypes with same data but acc. nos 4116, 4117, 4118, 4129 (P.S. Ward), workers 6 km. SE Touaourou, <5 m., 22°14’S, 167°00’E, 27.iv.1980, acc. nos 4122-1, 4124 (P.S. Ward).
 * Type-depositories: ANIC (holotype); ANIC, BMNH, BPBM, MCZC, MNHN, PSWC (paratypes).
 * Status as species: Taylor, 1987a: 72; Bolton, 1995b: 379.
 * Distribution: New Caledonia.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * CSIRO Collection
 * Jennings J. T., L. Krogmann, and C. Burwell. 2013. Review of the hymenopteran fauna of New Caledonia with a checklist of species. Zootaxa 3736(1): 1-53.
 * Jourdan H., J. Konghouleux. 2005. Bilan entomologique des noyaux forestiers dits, S2 à S5, à Prony, définies par Goro Nickel SA. Rapport d'Expertise IRD / Goro Nickel SA, 15 pages.
 * Jourdan H., and Joel Konghouleux. 2005. Bilan entomologique des noyaux forestiers dits, « S2 et S5 », à Prony, définies par Goro Nickel SA. IRD 16 pages
 * 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 P. S. 1984. A revision of the ant genus Rhytidoponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in New Caledonia. Aust. J. Zool. 32: 131-175.
 * Ward P. S. 1985. Taxonomic congruence and disparity in an insular ant fauna: Rhytidoponera in New Caledonia. Systematic Zoology 34: 140-151.