Species Brachyponera lutea (Mayr, 1862)
- Ponera lutea Mayr, G.L. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12: Abhand. 649-776 pl. 19 [721 pl. 19].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHMW W, Sidney (=Sydney), NSW. - Ectatomma socialis Macleay, W.J. 1873. Miscellanea entomologica. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 319-370 [369].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC W, Mundarlo, NSW. - Euponera (Brachyponera) lutea clara Crawley, W.C. 1915. Ants from north and central Australia, collected by G.F. Hill. Part I. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 15: 130-136 [133].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH *W, Stapleton, NT.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Taylor, R.W. & Brown, D.R. 1985. Hymenoptera: Formicoidea. pp. 1-149 in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia: Formicoidea, Vespoidea and Sphecoidea. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service vi + 381 pp.
Generic Combinations
- Pachycondyla lutea (Mayr, 1862).
- Brachyponera lutea (Mayr, 1862). —
Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, S.O. 2014. The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of Ponerine ecology and behavior. Zootaxa 3817(1): 1-242 [80]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Barrow Island
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Noctidiurnal, open forest, predator, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Nest in soil.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2015 | Ponerinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835 | 24-Jun-2014 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 23-Mar-2015 | FORMICIDAE | 28-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 30-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-May-2010 | MODIFIED |