Anonychomyrma nitidiceps

Anonychomyrma nitidiceps is a large-headed arboreal species with a dome-shaped mesonotum, which forages on the ground near standing trees or fallen wood. If disturbed, this species emits an odour plume that can easily be detected several metres away. Anonychomyrma nitidiceps is found in a range of woodland types in south-western Western Australia (Heterick, 2009).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  nitidiceps. Iridomyrmex nitidiceps André, 1896b: 258 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Forel, 1907h: 292 (m.). Combination in Anonychomyrma: Shattuck, 1992a: 14. Subspecies of itinerans: Forel, 1902h: 472; Emery, 1911d: 25. Revived status as species: Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 101. See also: Shattuck, 1994: 7.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * CSIRO Collection
 * Lowery B. B., and R. J. Taylor. 1994. Occurrence of ant species in a range of sclerophyll forest communities at Old Chum Dam, north-eastern Tasmania. Australian Entomologist 21: 11-14.
 * Majer J. D., R. L. Kitching, B. E. Heterick, K. Hurley, and K. E. C. Brennan. 2001. North-south patterns within arboreal ant assembalages from rain forests in Eastern Australia. Biotropica 33(4): 643-661.
 * Sinclair J. E., and T. R. New. 2004. Pine plantations in south eastern Australia support highly impoverished ant assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Insect Conservation 8: 277-286.