Genus Discothyrea Roger, 1863
- Discothyrea Roger, J. 1863. Die neu aufgeführten Gattungen und Arten meines Formiciden-Verzeichnisses. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 7: 129-214 [June 1863] [176].
Type species:
Discothyrea testacea Roger, 1863 by monotypy. - Prodiscothyrea Wheeler, W.M. 1916. Prodiscothyrea, a new genus of ponerine ants from Queensland. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 40: 33-37 [23 Dec. 1916] [33 pl. 4].
Type species:
Prodiscothyrea velutina Wheeler, 1916 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Brown, W.L. jr 1958. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. II. Tribe Ectatommini (Hymenoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 118: 173-362 [248]
Introduction
Unidentified species reported from Lord Howe Island by Jennings and Austin (2015).
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Neotropical, north Nearctic, Ethiopian and east Oriental Regions; New Guinea, east Melanesia, New Caledonia and New Zealand in Australasian Region.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Pilbara (PIL), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT) ; ACT, NSW, SA, Vic, WA: Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP) ; SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Murray Darling Depression (MDD)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2015 | VESPOIDEA | 18-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 30-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 29-May-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 25-May-2010 | MODIFIED |