Zasphinctus imbecilis

Distribution
This taxon was described from Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  imbecilis. Sphinctomyrmex froggatti subsp. imbecilis Forel, 1907h: 272 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Eusphinctus (Nothosphinctus): Wheeler, W.M. 1918a: 235; in Sphinctomyrmex: Brown, 1975: 33. Raised to species: Wheeler, W.M. 1918a: 235. Senior synonym of brunnicornis, fulvidus, manni, silaceus: Brown, 1975: 33.
 * manni. Eusphinctus (Nothosphinctus) manni Wheeler, W.M. 1918a: 236, fig. 6 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of imbecilis: Brown, 1975: 33.
 * fulvidus. Eusphinctus (Nothosphinctus) fulvidus Clark, 1924a: 75, fig. 2 (w.q.l.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of imbecilis: Brown, 1975: 33.
 * silaceus. Eusphinctus (Nothosphinctus) silaceus Clark, 1924a: 77, fig. 3 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of imbecilis: Brown, 1975: 33.
 * brunnicornis. Eusphinctus (Nothosphinctus) brunnicornis Clark, 1930c: 2, fig. 1 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of imbecilis: Brown, 1975: 33.

Sphinctomyrmex froggatti imbecilis type material

Syntype workers from Mount Helena (as Lion Mill), Western Australia (1 in, several in , 1 in.

Eusphinctus (Nothosphinctus) manni type material

Syntype workers and queens from Leura, Blue Mountains, New South Wales (3 workers in, 11 workers and queens in ).

Eusphinctus (Nothosphinctus) silaceus type material

Syntype workers from Armadale, Western Australia (several in, 2 in ).

Eusphinctus (Nothosphinctus) fulvidus type material

Syntype workers and queen from Mundaring, Western Australia (3 workers in, 6 workers in , worker and queen in , 3 workers in ).

Eusphinctus (Nothosphinctus) brunnicornis type material

Syntype workers from Collie, Western Australia.

Additional References

 * Brown, W. L., Jr. (1975). Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search. Agriculture (Ithaca, New York). 5(1): 1–115.
 * Clark, J. (1923). Australian Formicidae. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 9 : 72–89.
 * Clark, J. (1930). New Formicidae, with notes on some little-known species. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. (n.s.) 43 : 2–25.
 * Forel, A. (1907). Formicidae. pp. 263–310 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds) Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 1.
 * Wheeler, W. M. (1918). The Australian ants of the ponerine tribe Cerapachyini. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 53 : 215–265.