Stigmacros termitoxena

Stigmacros termitoxena
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

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)

Identification

Keys including this Species

Key to Stigmacros of the southwestern Australian Botanical Province

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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Worker. Specimen code antweb1008719. Photographer Lucinda Gibson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MVMA, Melbourne, Australia.

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).
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 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.