Stigmacros termitoxena
| Stigmacros termitoxena | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Melophorini |
| Genus: | Stigmacros |
| Species: | S. termitoxena |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmacros termitoxena Wheeler, W.M., 1936
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Stigmacros termitoxena, thus named because the original colony was associated with a termite mound, is a large Stigmacros found in the more northern parts of the SWBP as well as regions to the north of the Province. (Heterick 2009)
Contents
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -20.5° to -29.88333333°.
| 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.
Biology
Castes
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- termitoxena. Stigmacros termitoxenus Wheeler, W.M. 1936d: 215, fig. 9 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in S. (Cyrtostigmacros): McAreavey, 1957: 37.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
- Stigmacros termitoxenus Wheeler, 1936: Syntype, 5 workers, Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia, Wheeler,W.M., ANIC32-017855, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Stigmacros termitoxenus Wheeler, 1936: Syntype, 3 workers, 1 ergatoid queen, Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
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).
- McAreavey, J. 1957. Revision of the genus Stigmacros Forel. Mem. Natl. Mus. Vic. 21: 7-64 (page 37, Combination in S. (Cyrtostigmacros))
- Wheeler, W. M. 1936e. Ecological relations of ponerine and other ants to termites. Proc. Am. Acad. Arts Sci. 71: 159-243 (page 215, fig. 9 worker, queen described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Heterick B. E., B. Durrant, and N. R. Gunawardene. 2010. The ant fauna of the Pilbara Bioregion, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 78: 157-167.
- Wheeler W. M. 1936. Ecological relations of ponerine and other ants to termites. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 71: 159-243.
