• Dolichoderini Forel, A. 1878. Études myrmécologiques en 1878 (première partie) avec l'anatomie du gésier des fourmis. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 15: 337–392.

  Type genus:

   Dolichoderus Lund, 1831.

History of changes

• Dolichoderus Lund, M. 1831. Lettre sur les habitudes de quelques fourmis de Tay Bresil, adressée à M. Audouin. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 23: 113-138 [130].

  Type species:

   Formica attelaboides Fabricius, 1775 by monotypy.
• Acanthoclinea Wheeler, W.M. 1935. Myrmecological notes. Psyche (Cambridge) 42: 68-72 [69] [described with subgeneric rank in Dolichoderus Lund, 1831].

  Type species:

   Dolichoderus doriae Emery, 1887 by original designation.
• Diceratoclinea Wheeler, W.M. 1935. Myrmecological notes. Psyche (Cambridge) 42: 68-72 [69] [described with subgeneric rank in Dolichoderus Lund, 1831].

  Type species:

   Dolichoderus scabridus Roger, 1862 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Brown, W.L. jr 1973. A comparison of the Hylean and Congo-West African rain forest ant faunas. pp. 161–185 in Meggers, B.J., Ayensu, E.S. & Duckworth, W.D. (eds) Tropical forest ecosystems in Africa and South America: a comparative review. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press. [177]

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Neotropical, Nearctic, Palaearctic and Oriental Regions; New Guinea and east Melanesia in Australian Region.

IBRA

Swan Coastal Plain (SWA) ; ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL) ; NSW, Qld, SA, WA: Gibson Desert (GD), Pilbara (PIL) ; NSW, SA, Vic: Flinders (FLI) ; NT, SA: Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD) ; NT, SA, WA: MacDonnell Ranges (MAC)

Distribution References

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143

History of changes

• Dolichoderus albamaculus Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [106].

  Type data:

   Holotype from Billabong, Western Australia [26°49'S 114°37'E].
  Paratype(s) ANIC ANIC32-0613157'E 7 workers (2 in MCZ), data as for holotype.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

"Although rarely encountered, D. albamaculus is widespread across semi-arid southern Australia, occurring from the Western Australian coast to eastern South Australia" (Shattuck & Marsden 2013).

IBRA

NT, SA, WA: Coolgardie (COO), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Nullarbor (NUL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Yalgoo (YAL)

History of changes

• Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) angusticornis Clark, J. 1930. The Australian ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Formicidae). Subgenus Hypoclinea Mayr. The Australian Zoologist 6: 252-268 [20 Aug. 1930] [260].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NMV *W, Burracoppin, WA.

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

IBRA

SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Nullarbor (NUL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Closed forest, noctidiurnal, omnivore, open forest, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [107]

History of changes

• Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) armstrongi McAreavey, J.J. 1949. Australian Formicidae. New genera and species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 74: 1-25 [15 June 1949] [17].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC W, Nyngan, NSW.

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales

IBRA

ACT, NSW: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

Ecological Descriptors

Noctidiurnal, omnivore, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

History of changes

• Dolichoderus australis André, E. 1896. Fourmis nouvelles d'Asie et d'Australie. Revue Française d'Entomologie 15: 251-265 [257].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MNHP W, Victorian Alps.

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Ecological Descriptors

Alpine, noctidiurnal, omnivore, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [108]

History of changes

• Dolichoderus canopus Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [110].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ANIC32-000797 worker, 6.5km ENE Canopus Homestead, Danggali Conservation Park, South Australia [33°29'S 140°46'E].
  Paratype(s) ANIC ANIC32-0066652 1 worker, data as for holotype.

Distribution

States

South Australia

IBRA

SA: Murray Darling Depression (MDD)

History of changes

• Dolichoderus clarki Wheeler, W.M. 1935. Myrmecological notes. Psyche (Cambridge) 42: 68-72 [69] [nom. nov. for Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) tristis Clark, 1930].
• Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) tristis Clark, J. 1930. The Australian ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Formicidae). Subgenus Hypoclinea Mayr. The Australian Zoologist 6: 252-268 [20 Aug. 1930] [254] [non Dolichoderus (Monacis) tristis Mann, 1916].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NMV *W, Bondi and Cooma, NSW.

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales

IBRA

ACT, NSW: Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

Ecological Descriptors

Noctidiurnal, omnivore, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [111]

History of changes

• Dolichoderus clusor Forel, A. 1907. Formicidae. pp. 263–310 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds) Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 1. [285].

  Type data:

   Holotype probably destroyed in ZMH in WW II, Fremantle, WA.

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

IBRA

SA, WA: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

Ecological Descriptors

Noctidiurnal, omnivore, open forest, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [112]

History of changes

• Dolichoderus doriae dentatus Forel, A. 1902. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 10: 405-548 [462].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) GMNH W, Mackay, QLD; ANIC W, Mackay, QLD.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Noctidiurnal, omnivore, open forest, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Clark, J. 1930. The Australian ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Formicidae). Subgenus Hypoclinea Mayr. The Australian Zoologist 6: 252-268 [20 Aug. 1930] (raised to species)

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [113]

History of changes

• Dolichoderus doriae Emery, C. 1887. Cataloge delle Formiche esistenti nelle collezioni del Museo Civico di Genova, Parte terza. Formiche della regione Indo-Malese e dell'Australia. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 2 5: 427-473 pls 1-2 [253].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MCG *W, Blue Mts. and Mt. Victoria, NSW.

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Closed forest, noctidiurnal, omnivore, open forest, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [115]

History of changes

• Dolichoderus etus Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [116].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ANIC32-066501 worker, hills to west of Mudgee, New South Wales [approx. 32°36'S, 149°35'E].
  Paratype(s) ANIC ANIC32-061390 numerous workers (2 in MCZ).

Distribution

States

New South Wales

IBRA

NSW: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Sydney Basin (SB)

History of changes

• Dolichoderus doriae extensispina Forel, A. 1915. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910–1913. 2. Ameisen. Arkiv för Zoologi 9(no.16): 1-119, pls 1-3 [Date published 4 Dec. 1915] [76].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) GMNH W, Blackal (=Blackall) Range, QLD; ANIC W, Blackal (=Blackall) Range, QLD
  Comment: other syntypes may exist.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Noctidiurnal, omnivore, open forest, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Clark, J. 1930. The Australian ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Formicidae). Subgenus Hypoclinea Mayr. The Australian Zoologist 6: 252-268 [20 Aug. 1930] (raised to species)

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [117]

History of changes

• Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) formosus Clark, J. 1930. The Australian ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Formicidae). Subgenus Hypoclinea Mayr. The Australian Zoologist 6: 252-268 [20 Aug. 1930] [265].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NMV *W,Q, Armadale, Mundaring and Mt. Dale, WA.

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

IBRA

SA, WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Noctidiurnal, omnivore, open forest, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [119]

History of changes

• Dolichoderus gordoni Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [120].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ANIC32-066637 worker, Fletcher, Queensland [28°46'S 151°51'E].
  Paratype(s) ANIC ANIC32-061389 18 workers (15 in ANIC, 3 in MCZ).

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA

Qld: Nandewar (NAN)

History of changes

• Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) goudiei Clark, J. 1930. The Australian ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Formicidae). Subgenus Hypoclinea Mayr. The Australian Zoologist 6: 252-268 [20 Aug. 1930] [264].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NMV *W, Maldon, VIC.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria

IBRA

NSW, SA, Vic: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM)

Ecological Descriptors

Noctidiurnal, omnivore, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [120]

History of changes

• Dolichoderus inferus Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [122].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ANIC32-066605 worker (foraging on Eucalyptus trunk in dry sclerophyll), Gordon, Sydney,New South Wales [33°45'S 151°09'E].
  Paratype(s) ANIC ANIC32-060583 3 workers, data as for holotype; ANIC ANIC32-060584 6 workers (3 in ANIC, 3 in MCZ), same locality as for holotype.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria

IBRA

NSW, Vic: Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP)

History of changes

• Dolichoderus kathae Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [124].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ANIC32-063770 worker, Mambray Creek Camp Ground, Mt. Remarkable National Park [32°49'48"S 138°01'48"E].
  Paratype(s) ANIC ANIC32-066583 1 worker, data as for holotype.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, South Australia

IBRA

NT, SA: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD)

History of changes

• Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) ypsilon nigra Crawley, W.C. 1922. New ants from Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 10: 16-36 [25].

  Type data:

   Holotype OUM worker, Kelmscott, WA [approx. 32°08'S 116°00'E].
  Paratype(s) OUM 17 paratypes (also in NHMB, GMNH and BMNH).

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)

Ecological Descriptors

Noctidiurnal, omnivore, open forest, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [125] (raised to full species status)

History of changes

• Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) nigricornis Clark, J. 1930. The Australian ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Formicidae). Subgenus Hypoclinea Mayr. The Australian Zoologist 6: 252-268 [20 Aug. 1930] [265].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NMV *W, Tammin, WA.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA

NSW, SA, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)

Ecological Descriptors

Noctidiurnal, omnivore, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [126]

History of changes

• Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) occidentalis Clark, J. 1930. The Australian ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Formicidae). Subgenus Hypoclinea Mayr. The Australian Zoologist 6: 252-268 [20 Aug. 1930] [268].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NMV *W, Albany, WA.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)

Ecological Descriptors

Noctidiurnal, omnivore, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

History of changes

• Dolichoderus omicron Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [127].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ANIC32-066601 worker, Poochera, "Freightline site" just south of village, South Australia [32°43'S 134°50'E].
  Paratype(s) ANIC numerous workers (also in MCZ).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA

NSW, SA, Vic, WA: Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Riverina (RIV), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

History of changes

• Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) parvus Clark, J. 1930. The Australian ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Formicidae). Subgenus Hypoclinea Mayr. The Australian Zoologist 6: 252-268 [20 Aug. 1930] [263].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NMV *W, Sea Lake, VIC.
• Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) glauerti Wheeler, W.M. 1934. Contributions to the fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia No. IX. The ants. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 20: 137- 163 [5 Oct. 1934] [147].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MCZ *W,M, City of York Bay, Rottnest Is., WA.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [129]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA

NSW, SA, Vic, WA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nullarbor (NUL), Sydney Basin (SB), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

Ecological Descriptors

Noctidiurnal, omnivore, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [129]

History of changes

• Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) reflexus Clark, J. 1930. The Australian ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Formicidae). Subgenus Hypoclinea Mayr. The Australian Zoologist 6: 252-268 [20 Aug. 1930] [261].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NMV *W, Murray Bridge and Mt. Lofty, SA.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

IBRA

NSW, Qld, SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Central Ranges (CR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Noctidiurnal, omnivore, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [130]

History of changes

• Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) ypsilon rufotibialis Clark, J. 1930. The Australian ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Formicidae). Subgenus Hypoclinea Mayr. The Australian Zoologist 6: 252-268 [20 Aug. 1930] [259].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NMV *W, Albany, WA.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Warren (WAR)

Ecological Descriptors

Noctidiurnal, omnivore, open forest, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [132] (raised to full species status)

History of changes

• Dolichoderus rutilus Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [133].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ANIC32-061185 worker, Innes National Park, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia [approx. 35°13'S 136°52'E].
  Paratype(s) ANIC ANIC32-061184 1 worker, locality as for holotype; ANIC ANIC32-061186 1 worker, Spalding Cove, Port Lincoln, South Australia [approx. 34°47'S 135°58'E].

Distribution

States

South Australia

IBRA

SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB)

History of changes

• Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) scabridus ruficornis Santschi, F. 1916. Deux nouvelles fourmis d'Australie. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1916: 174-175 [175].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BNHM W, Australia.
• Dolichoderus scabridus Roger, J. 1862. Einige neue exotische Ameisen - Gattungen und Arten. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 6: 233-254 pl. 1 [244].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) (probable) *W, Australia.
• Polyrhachis foveolatus Lowne, B.T. 1865. Contributions to the natural history of Australian ants. The Entomologist 2: 331-336 [334].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH (probable) *W, Sidney (=Sydney), NSW.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Mayr, G.L. 1876. Die australischen Formiciden. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg 5: 56-115 [80] (for Polyrhachis foveolatus Lowne, 1865. junior synonym of scabridus)
• Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [134] (for Dolichoderus scabridus ruficornis Santschi, 1916)

Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement

• Shattuck, S.O. 1992. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 21: 1-181 [66]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria

IBRA

NSW, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Ecological Descriptors

Terrestrial.

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [134]

History of changes

• Hypoclinea scrobiculata Mayr, G.L. 1876. Die australischen Formiciden. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg 5: 56-115 [80].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NHMW *W, Peak Downs, QLD.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

IBRA

NSW, Qld, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Noctidiurnal, omnivore, open forest, terrestrial, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [137]

History of changes

• Dolichoderus semiorbis Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [138].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ANIC32-059627 worker, Eneabba South Nature Reserve, Western Australia [29°56.33'S 115°16.27'E].

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA

Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

History of changes

• Dolichoderus turneri Forel, A. 1902. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 10: 405-548 [462].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) GMNH W, Mackay, QLD; ANIC W, Mackay, QLD.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Closed forest, noctidiurnal, omnivore, open forest, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Nest in ground layer.

General References

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 [139]

History of changes

• Dolichoderus scabridus ypsilon Forel, A. 1902. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 10: 405-548 [461].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) GMNH W, Perth, WA; ANIC W, Perth, WA.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)

Ecological Descriptors

Terrestrial.

General References

Forel, A. 1907. Formicidae. pp. 263–310 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds) Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 1. (recognised as full species)

Shattuck, S.O. 1992. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 21: 1-181 [66] (subgeneric arrangement)

Shattuck, S.O. & Marsden, S. 2013. Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3716(2): 101–143 (Dolichoderus ypsilon nigra Crawley, 1922 and Dolichoderus ypsilon rufotibialis Clark, 1930 recognised as full species)

History of changes