Genus Amblyopone Erichson, 1842
- Amblyopone Erichson, W.F. 1842. Beitrag zur Insecten-fauna von Vandiemensland, mit besonderer Berucksichtigung der geographischen Verbreitung der Insecten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8(1): 83-287, pls 4, 5 [260].
Type species:
Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842 by monotypy. - Amblyopopone Dalla Torre, C.G. de 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum Hucusque Descriptorum Systematicus et Synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Lipsiae : G. Engelmann 289 pp. [13] [unjustified emendation].
- Amblyopopona Schulz, 1906 [unjustified emendation].
- Neoamblyopone Wheeler, W.M. 1927. Ants of the genus Amblyopone Erichson. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 62: 1-29 [1] [proposed with subgeneric rank in Amblyopone Erichson, 1842].
Type species:
Amblyopone clarki Wheeler, 1927 by monotypy. - Protamblyopone Wheeler, W.M. 1927. Ants of the genus Amblyopone Erichson. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 62: 1-29 [1] [proposed with subgeneric rank in Amblyopone Erichson, 1842].
Type species:
Amblyopone aberrans Wheeler, 1927 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Brown, W.L. jr 1960. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. III. Tribe Amblyoponini (Hymenoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 122: 143-230 [155]
- Bolton, B.B. 1995. A New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Univ. Press 504 pp.
Introduction
Two unidentified species reported from Lord Howe Island by Jennings & Austin (2015).
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Neotropical, Nearctic, south Palaearctic, north Ethiopian, Oriental Regions; New Guinea, east Melanesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Hawaii in Australian Region.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
General References
Jennings, J.T. & Austin, A.D. 2015. Synopsis of the hymenopteran fauna of Lord Howe Island with a preliminary checklist of species. Zootaxa 3931(3): 423–432
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | FORMICIDAE Latreille, 1809 | 23-Nov-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 23-Mar-2015 | VESPOIDEA | 18-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Aug-2012 | 19-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 29-May-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 25-May-2010 | MODIFIED |