Podomyrma gratiosa

Podomyrma gratiosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Podomyrma
Species group:	gratiosa
Species:	P. gratiosa
Binomial name
Podomyrma gratiosa (Smith, F., 1858) Specimen Labels
Subspecies
Podomyrma gratiosa papuana Stitz, 1938

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  Foraging Podomyrma gratiosa. Photo by Nick Porch.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -16.90236438° to -38.45818492°.

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.

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.

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Syntype of Podomyrma gratiosa. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0902009. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.

Male (alate). Specimen code casent0902010. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• gratiosa. Myrmecina gratiosa Smith, F. 1858b: 133 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Viehmeyer, 1924b: 315 (m.). Combination in Podomyrma: Roger, 1863b: 27. Current subspecies: nominal plus papuana.

Type Material

• Myrmecina gratiosa Smith, 1858: Syntype, worker(s), queen(s), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, The Natural History Museum.

The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):

Myrmecina gratiosa

One syntype queen in The Natural History Museum. Labelled “Adelaide, 56/43.” The worker syntype described by Smith can not be found.

References

• Cantone S. 2018. Winged Ants, The queen. Dichotomous key to genera of winged female ants in the World. The Wings of Ants: morphological and systematic relationships (self-published).
• Hoffmann, B., Eldridge, J., Marston, C. 2023. The first eradication of an exotic ant species from the entirety of Australia: Pheidole fervens. Management of Biological Invasions, 14(4), 619–624 (doi:10.3391/mbi.2023.14.4.03).
• Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7(B Beilage: 1-65 (page 27, Combination in Podomyrma)
• Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 133, worker, queen described)
• Viehmeyer, H. 1924c. Formiciden der australischen Faunenregion. (Fortsetzung). Entomol. Mitt. 13: 310-319 (page 315, male described)