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Meranoplus minor
| Meranoplus minor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Meranoplus |
| Species: | M. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Meranoplus minor Forel, 1902
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| At a Glance | • Limited invasive |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -33.49003667° to -37.23333333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia (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. |
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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. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- minor. Meranoplus hirsutus r. minor Forel, 1902h: 457 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA (New South Wales).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen.
- Type-localities: holotype Australia: New South Wales, Sydney (Froggatt), New South Wales, Thornleigh (Froggatt).
- Type-depositories: ANIC, MHNG.
- Imai, Crozier & Taylor, 1977: 349 (k.).
- Subspecies of hirsutus: Forel, 1915b: 46; Emery, 1924d: 229; Viehmeyer, 1925a: 27; Santschi, 1928e: 470; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 67; Taylor, 1987a: 39.
- Status as species: Taylor, 1990c: 38; Bolton, 1995b: 251.
- Distribution: Australia.
Type Material
- Meranoplus hirsutus minor Forel, 1902: Syntype, 3 workers, New South Wales (Sydney or Thornleigh), Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Meranoplus hirsutus minor Forel, 1902: Syntype, worker(s), queen(s), Sydney and Thornleigh, New South Wales, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.
Description
Karyotype
- 2n = 22 (Australia) (Imai et al., 1977).
References
- Crawley, W. C. 1918. Some new Australian ants. Entomol. Rec. J. Var. 30: 86-92 (page 89, worker described)
- Crawley, W. C. 1922a. New ants from Australia. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9(9): 427-448 (page 445, Replacement name: minimus)
- Forel, A. 1902j. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Rev. Suisse Zool. 10: 405-548 (page 457, worker, queen described)
- Imai, H. T.; Crozier, R. H.; Taylor, R. W. 1977. Karyotype evolution in Australian ants. Chromosoma (Berl.) 59: 341-393 (page 349, karyotype described)
- Plowes, N.J.R., Johnson, R.A., Holldobler, B. 2013. Foraging behavior in the ant genus Messor (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Myrmecological News 18, 33-49.
- Taylor, R. W. 1990d. The nomenclature and distribution of some Australian and New Caledonian ants of the genus Meranoplus Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Gen. Appl. Entomol. 22: 31-40 (page 38, Raised to species)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Nooten S. S., P. Schultheiss, R. C. Rowe, S. L. Facey, and J. M. Cook. Habitat complexity affects functional traits and diversity of ant assemblages in urban green spaces (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 29: 67-77.
- Taylor R. W. 1990. The nomenclature and distribution of some Australian and New Caledonian ants of the genus Meranoplus Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). General and Applied Entomology 22: 31-40.