Lioponera greavesi

Large reddish ants that are can be conspicuous in the field as they run over the ground, rapidly antennating the soil surface in search of their prey. In 1997 L. greavesi was found on newly rehabilitated minesites in Eneabba, where it was not uncommon. (Heterick 2009)

Distribution
Heterick (2009) - Not known to occur outside of WA but likely to have a wide distribution throughout the state, judging from local material. Occurs at least as far north as the Pilbara region.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 * . Phyracaces greavesi Clark, 1934b: 25, pl. 2, fig. 5 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Western Australia).
 * Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
 * [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 25, suspect a syntype series.]
 * Type-locality: Australia: Western Australia, Bungulla (T. Greaves).
 * Type-depository: MVMA.
 * Combination in Cerapachys: Brown, 1975: 22;
 * combination in Lioponera: Borowiec, M.L. 2016: 164.
 * Status as species: Brown, 1975: 22; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 25; Taylor, 1987a: 18; Bolton, 1995b: 143; Heterick, 2009: 128.
 * Distribution: Australia.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Bisevac L., and J. D. Majer. 1999. Comparative study of ant communities of rehabilitated mineral sand mines and heathland, Western Australia. Restoration Ecology 7(2): 117-126.
 * Heterick B. E. 2009. A guide to the ants of south-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 76: 1-206.
 * Heterick B. E., B. Durrant, and N. R. Gunawardene. 2010. The ant fauna of the Pilbara Bioregion, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 78: 157-167.