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Podomyrma nitida
| Podomyrma nitida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Podomyrma |
| Species group: | novemdentata |
| Species: | P. nitida |
| Binomial name | |
| Podomyrma nitida (Clark, 1938)
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Identification
Distribution
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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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- nitida. Dacryon nitida Clark, 1938: 364, fig. 4 (w.q.m.) AUSTRALIA. [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of Podomyrma nitida Smith, F. 1860b: 110, above (Bolton, 1995b: 339).] Combination in Podomyrma: Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 83.
Type Material
- Dacryon nitida Clark, 1938: Syntype, worker(s), queen(s), male(s), Reevesby Island, South Australia, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.
Description
References
- Clark, J. 1938. The Sir Joseph Banks Islands. Reports of the McCoy Society for Field Investigation and Research. Part 10. Formicidae (Hymenoptera). Proc. R. Soc. Vic. (n.s.) 50: 356-382 (page 364, fig. 4 worker, queen, male described [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of Podomyrma nitida Smith, F. 1860b: 110])
- Heterick, B.E. 2021. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part I: Systematics. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 86, 1-245 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2021.001-245).
- Heterick, B.E. 2022. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part II: Distribution and biology. Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement 86: 247-510 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2022.247-510).
- Taylor, R. W.; Brown, D. R. 1985. Formicoidea. Zool. Cat. Aust. 2:1- 149: 1-149, 30 (page 83, Combination in Podomyrma)