Species Lioponera longitarsus (Mayr, 1879)
- Lioponera longitarsus Mayr, G.L. 1879. Beiträge zur Amesien-Fauna Asiens. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 28(1878): 645-686 [667].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHMW *W,Q, Calcutta, India. - Lioponera longitarsus australis Forel, A. 1895. Nouvelles fourmis d'Australie, récoltée à The Ridge, Mackay, Queensland par M. Gilbert Turner. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 39: 417-428 [422].
Type data:
Syntype(s) GMNH (probable) *W, Mackay, QLD. - Phyracaces pygmaeus Clark, J. 1934. New Australian ants. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 8: 21-47 [26 pls 2-3].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMV *W, Kuranda, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Brown, W.L. jr 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search. Agriculture (Ithaca, New York) 5: 1-116 [23]
Generic Combinations
- Lioponera longitarsus (Mayr, 1878).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
In Western Australia, the species has been reported from Barrow Island, WA (Heterick 2013) and has been introduced in Perth metropolitan area (Heterick 2009).
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
- Framenau, V.W. & Thomas, M.L. 2008. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): identification and distribution. Records of the Western Australian Museum 25: 45-85 [58]
- Heterick, B.E. 2009. A guide to the ants of the South-West Botanical Province, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 76: 1-206 [15, 130]
- Heterick, B.E. 2013. A taxonomic overview and key to the ants of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 83: 375-404 [377]
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, noctidiurnal, open forest, predator, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Nest in ground layer.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | FORMICIDAE | 25-Jan-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 23-Mar-2015 | FORMICIDAE | 10-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 23-Mar-2015 | FORMICIDAE | 27-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-May-2010 | MODIFIED |