Species Iridomyrmex discors Forel, 1902
- Iridomyrmex discors Forel, A. 1902. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 10: 405-548 [464].
Type data:
Syntype(s) GMNH W, Charters Towers, QLD; ANIC W, Charters Towers, QLD. - Iridomyrmex discors aeneogaster Wheeler, W.M. 1915. Hymenoptera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 39: 805-823 pls 64-66 [Dec. 1915] [811].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ *W, Flat Rock Hole, Musgrave Ranges, .SA. - Iridomyrmex discors occipitalis Forel, A. 1907. Formicidae. pp. 263–310 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds) Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 1. [294].
Type data:
Syntype(s) GMNH W, Northampton, WA; ANIC W, Northampton, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Shattuck, S.O. 1996. Revision of the Iridomyrmex discors species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 35: 37-42 [39]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Barrow Island
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Desert Uplands (DEU), 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), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), 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 Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Noctidiurnal, omnivore, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Nest in ground layer.
General References
Shattuck, S.O. 1996. Revision of the Iridomyrmex discors species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 35: 37-42 [37] (revision)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2015 | FORMICIDAE | 27-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 15-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 07-Oct-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 22-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-May-2010 | MODIFIED |