Chelaner antarcticus
Chelaner antarcticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
Genus: | Chelaner |
Species: | C. antarcticus |
Binomial name | |
Chelaner antarcticus (Smith, F., 1858) | |
Synonyms | |
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This is one of New Zealand’s most widely distributed and abundant ants, present in areas of very high (e.g. Fiordland: 8000 mm) and very low (e.g. Canterbury: < 500 mm) rainfall, and on nearly all of New Zealand’s islands (Don 2007). Colonies can be found under half-buried stones or logs in open pastures, grasslands, swamps at high altitudes, forests, and gardens (Lamb et al., 2020).
At a Glance | • Limited invasive |
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 34.783° to -46.934°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
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Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: New Zealand (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
Estimated Abundance
Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
Biology
Nesting Habits
See Lamb et al. (2020) for notes on nesting behaviour in this species.
Association with Other Organisms
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- This species is a host for the helosciomyzid fly Heliosciomyza subalpina (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode independent; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).
Castes
Worker
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Worker. Specimen code casent0172354. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ANIC, Canberra, Australia. |
Queen
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Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0172351. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ANIC, Canberra, Australia. |
Male
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Male (alate). Specimen code casent0172352. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ANIC, Canberra, Australia. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- antarcticus. Atta antarctica Smith, F. 1858b: 167 [not White, A. 1846; see Bolton, 1987: 288] (q.) NEW ZEALAND.
- Emery, 1887b: 458 (w.m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1955c: 123 (l.).
- Combination in Monomorium: Mayr, 1886c: 360.
- Combination in M. (Notomyrmex): Emery, 1915i: 190.
- Combination in Notomyrmex: Kusnezov, 1960b: 343.
- Combination in Monomorium: Bolton, 1987: 286.
- Combination in Chelaner: Ettershank, 1966: 96; Sparks et al., 2019: 232.
- Senior synonym of fulvum: Emery, 1887b: 458.
- Senior synonym of integrum, nitidum, succineum, suteri: Brown, 1958h: 29.
- Senior synonym of rapaense: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 62.
- See also: Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1960b: 16.
- fulvum. Monomorium fulvum Mayr, 1862: 754 (w.) NEW ZEALAND. Junior synonym of antarcticum: Emery, 1887b: 458.
- nitidum. Tetramorium nitidum Smith, F. 1876b: 480 (w.q.m.) NEW ZEALAND. Combination in Monomorium: Mayr, 1886c: 363; in M. (Notomyrmex): Emery, 1922e: 169. Junior synonym of antarcticum: Brown, 1958h: 29.
- suteri. Monomorium suteri Forel, 1892c: 340 (w.q.m.) NEW ZEALAND. Combination in M. (Notomyrmex): Emery, 1922e: 170. Junior synonym of antarcticum: Brown, 1958h: 29.
- integrum. Monomorium integrum Forel, 1894e: 228 (w.q.m.) NEW ZEALAND. Junior synonym of antarcticum: Brown, 1958h: 29.
- succineum. Monomorium succineum Stitz, 1911a: 367 (q.) NEW ZEALAND. Combination in M. (Notomyrmex): Emery, 1922e: 170. Junior synonym of antarcticum: Brown, 1958h: 29.
- rapaense. Monomorium (Notomyrmex) rapaense Wheeler, W.M. 1936f: 10 (w.) RAPA I. Combination in Chelaner: Ettershank, 1966: 97. Junior synonym of antarcticum: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 62.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1987. A review of the Solenopsis genus-group and revision of Afrotropical Monomorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 54: 263-452 (page 288, Not White, A. 1846)
- Bolton, B. 1987. A review of the Solenopsis genus-group and revision of Afrotropical Monomorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 54: 263-452 (page 286, Combination in Monomorium)
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1958h. A review of the ants of New Zealand. Acta Hymenopterol. 1: 1-50 (page 29, Senior synonym of integrum, nitidum, succineum and suteri)
- Don, A.W. & Jones, T.H. 1993. The stereochemistry of 3-butyl-5-(5-hexenyl)-pyrrolizidine from populations of Monomorium antarcticum (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its possible role as a unique taxonomic character. New Zealand Entomologist, 16, 45-48.
- Emery, C. 1887g. Catalogo delle formiche esistenti nelle collezioni del Museo Civico di Genova. Parte terza. Formiche della regione Indo-Malese e dell'Australia (continuazione e fine). [part]. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 25[=(2)(5): 449-464 (page 458, worker, male described)
- Emery, C. 1887g. Catalogo delle formiche esistenti nelle collezioni del Museo Civico di Genova. Parte terza. Formiche della regione Indo-Malese e dell'Australia (continuazione e fine). [part]. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 25[=(2)(5): 449-464 (page 458, Senior synonym of fulvum)
- Emery, C. 1915g. Noms de sous-genres et de genres proposés pour la sous-famille des Myrmicinae. Modifications à la classification de ce groupe (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1915: 189-192 (page 190, Combination in M. (Notomyrmex))
- Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171 (page 96, Combination in Chelaner)
- Kusnezov, N. 1960b [1959]. La fauna de hormigas en el oeste de la Patagonia y Tierra del Fuego. Acta Zool. Lilloana 17: 321-401 (page 343, Combination in Notomyrmex)
- Lamb, S. D., McCombe, G. G. I., Lawrence, E., Macwan, R., Mayer, T., Jandt, J. M. 2020. Subterranean nesting behaviour in response to soil moisture conditions in the southern ant, Monomorium antarcticum Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). New Zealand Entomologist (doi:10.1080/00779962.2020.1764700).
- Mayr, G. 1886c. Notizen über die Formiciden-Sammlung des British Museum in London. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 36: 353-368 (page 360, Combination in Monomorium)
- Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 167, queen described)
- Sparks, K.S., Andersen, A.N., Austin, A.D. 2019. A multi-gene phylogeny of Australian Monomorium Mayr (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) results in reinterpretation of the genus and resurrection of Chelaner Emery. Invertebrate Systematics 33: 225–236 (doi:10.1071/IS16080).
- Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1955c. The ant larvae of the myrmicine tribe Solenopsidini. Am. Midl. Nat. 54: 119-141 (page 123, larva described)
- Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1960b. Supplementary studies on the larvae of the Myrmicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 62: 1-32 (page 16, see also)
- White, A. 1846. Insects. In: Richardson, J., Gray, J. E. (eds.) The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843. Vol. 2 [part]. London: E. W. Janson, pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6. (negative)
- Wilson, E. O.; Taylor, R. W. 1967b. The ants of Polynesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pac. Insects Monogr. 14: 1-109 (page 62, Senior synonym of rapaense)
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