Stigmacros pilosella
Stigmacros pilosella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Melophorini |
Genus: | Stigmacros |
Species: | S. pilosella |
Binomial name | |
Stigmacros pilosella (Viehmeyer, 1925) |
Typically found in litter.
Identification
Heterick (2009) – Stigmacros stanleyi and Stigmacros pilosella are two reddish brown species which have erect setae on the mesosoma, and non-marginal as well as marginal setae on the tergites of the gaster. The propodeum in S. stanleyi is truncate and rather square in dorsal view, whereas the propodeum in S. pilosella is oblique and identical with that of S. epinotalis.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Heterick (2009) - Within the SWBP Stigmacros pilosella is typically part of the Stigmacros fauna of the wheatbelt and goldfields regions. This ant also occur interstate and was described from NSW.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -12.7° to -12.7°.
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.
- pilosella. Acantholepis (Stigmacros) pilosella Viehmeyer, 1925a: 33 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Stigmacros (Campostigmacros): McAreavey, 1957: 30.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
- Acantholepis (Stigmacros) pilosella Viehmeyer, 1925: Holotype, worker, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, Berlin Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität.
References
- Heterick, B. E. 2009. A guide to the ants of South-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 76: 1-206.
- 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).
- McAreavey, J. 1957. Revision of the genus Stigmacros Forel. Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 21: 7-64 (page 30, Combination in Stigmacros (Campostigmacros))
- Viehmeyer, H. 1925a. Formiciden der australischen Faunenregion. (Fortsetzung.). Entomol. Mitt. 14: 25-39 (page 33, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.