Ochetellus democles

This species was originally described by Walker (1839) as a chalcid wasp based on a male collected by Charles Darwin in Sydney, NSW. It was first recognised as an ant by Bouček (1988) who speculated that it belonged to the subfamily Formicinae (this was confirmed at the time by Barry Bolton). A more recent examination by Steve Shattuck (unpublished) has revealed that this taxon belongs to the genus Ochetellus and is likely a senior synonym of Ochetellus glaber.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  democles. Eucharis democles Walker, 1839: 15 (m.) AUSTRALIA. (In Chalcidoidea: Eucharitidae.) Transferred to Formicidae, Formicinae: Boucek, 1988: 759. Combination in Ochetellus: Fisher, unpublished datum.