Rhytidoponera aciculata

Rhytidoponera aciculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ectatomminae
Tribe:	Ectatommini
Genus:	Rhytidoponera
Species:	R. aciculata
Binomial name
Rhytidoponera aciculata (Smith, F., 1858) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Ectatomma cristatum caro Forel, 1910

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -28.53952° to -33.11666667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

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Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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Castes

Worker

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Nomenclature

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

• aciculata. Ectatomma aciculata Smith, F. 1858b: 104 (w.) AUSTRALIA (New South Wales).
  • Type-material: holotype worker.
  • Type-locality: Australia: Hunter River, “51/36” (no collector’s name).
  • Type-depository: BMNH.
  • Clark, 1936: 56 (m.); Imai, Crozier & Taylor, 1977: 347 (k.).
  • Combination in Ponera (Ectatomma): Roger, 1860: 307;
  • combination in Ectatomma: Roger, 1863b: 17;
  • combination in E. (Rhytidoponera): Emery, in Dalla Torre, 1893: 23;
  • combination in Rhytidoponera: Emery, 1911d: 38.
  • Subspecies of punctata: Forel, 1907h: 268; Emery, 1911d: 38; Forel, 1913g: 174.
  • Status as species: Mayr, 1863: 409; Roger, 1860: 307; Roger, 1863b: 17; Mayr, 1886c: 358; Dalla Torre, 1893: 23; Clark, 1936: 55 (redescription); Brown, 1958g: 202, 263; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 40; Taylor, 1987a: 67; Bolton, 1995b: 378.
  • Senior synonym of caro: Clark, 1936: 55; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 40; Taylor, 1987a: 67; Bolton, 1995b: 378.
  • Material of the unavailable name laevior referred here by Brown, 1958g: 202; Bolton, 1995b: 378.
  • Distribution: Australia.
• caro. Ectatomma (Rhytidoponera) cristatum subsp. caro Forel, 1910b: 11 (w.) AUSTRALIA (New South Wales).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Australia: New South Wales (Froggatt).
  • Type-depositories: ANIC, MHNG, NHMB.
  • Combination in Rhytidoponera: Emery, 1911d: 38.
  • Subspecies of cristata: Emery, 1911d: 38.
  • Junior synonym of aciculata: Clark, 1936: 55; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 40; Taylor, 1987a: 67; Bolton, 1995b: 378.

Type Material

• Ectatomma aciculata: Syntype, 3 workers (1 labelled as holotype), Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia, The Natural History Museum.
• Ectatomma (Rhytidoponera) cristatum caro: Syntype, 2 workers, Walcha, New South Wales, Australia, Froggatt,W.W., ANIC32-011923, Australian National Insect Collection.

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

Ectatomma aciculata

Holotype worker in The Natural History Museum. Labelled “Hunter River,” (Australia) and “51/36.” Acc. Reg.: “1851 no. 36 (April 16th). Hunter River. Purchased from Mr Ker. Bill 1851.A.26.”

Description

Karyotype

• n = 26, 2n = 52, karyotype = 18M + 34A (Australia) (Imai et al., 1977; Mariano et al., 2015).

References

• Brown, W. L., Jr. 1958g. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. II. Tribe Ectatommini (Hymenoptera). Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 118: 173-362 (page 202, Senior synonym of caro, and material of the unavailable name laevior referred here)
• Clark, J. 1936. A revision of Australian species of Rhytidoponera Mayr (Formicidae). Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 9: 14-89 (page 55, Revived status as species)
• Clark, J. 1936. A revision of Australian species of Rhytidoponera Mayr (Formicidae). Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 9: 14-89 (page 56, male described)
• Dalla Torre, K. W. von. 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 289 pp. (page 23, Combination in E. (Rhytidoponera))
• Emery, C. 1911e. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Ponerinae. Genera Insectorum 118: 1-125 (page 38, Combination in Rhytidoponera)
• Forel, A. 1907j. Formicidae. In: Michaelsen, W., Hartmeyer, R. (eds.) Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Band I, Lieferung 7. Jena: Gustav Fischer, pp. 263-310. (page 268, Subspecies of punctata)
• Forel, A. 1913h. Fourmis de Tasmanie et d'Australie récoltées par MM. Lae, Froggatt etc. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 49: 173-195 (page 174, Subspecies of punctata)
• 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).
• Imai, H. T.; Crozier, R. H.; Taylor, R. W. 1977. Karyotype evolution in Australian ants. Chromosoma (Berl.) 59: 341-393 (page 347, karyotype described)
• Mariano, C.S.F., Santos, I.S., Silva, J.G., Costa, M.A., Pompolo, S.G. 2015. Citogenética e evolução do cariótipo em formigas poneromorfas. In: Delabie, J.H.C., Feitosa, R.M., Serrao, J.E., Mariano, C.S.F., Majer, J.D. (eds) As formigas poneromorfas do Brasil, 1st edn. Ilhéus, Brasil, pp 102–125 (doi:10.7476/9788574554419.0010).
• Smith, F. 1858a. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 104, worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Stitz H. 1911. Australische Ameisen. (Neu-Guinea und Salomons-Inseln, Festland, Neu-Seeland). Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1911: 351-381.