Species Melophorus turneri Forel, 1910
- Melophorus turneri aesopus Forel, A. 1910. Formicides australiens reçus de M. M. Froggatt et Rowland Turner. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 18: 1-94 [64].
Type data:
Syntype(s) GMNH major and minor workers, Tennants [sic] Creek, Northern Territory; ANIC W, Tennant Creek, NT. - Melophorus turneri candidus Santschi, F. 1919. Cinq notes myrmécologiques. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 52: 325-350 [328] [as candida].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BNHM major and minor workers, VIC. - Melophorus turneri Forel, A. 1910. Formicides australiens reçus de M. M. Froggatt et Rowland Turner. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 18: 1-94 [63].
Type data:
Syntype(s) GMNH W, Cape York, QLD; ANIC W, Cape York, QLD. - Melophorus pillipes Santschi, F. 1919. Cinq notes myrmécologiques. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 52: 325-350 [329].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BNHM major and minor workers, Townsville, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Heterick, B.E., Castalanelli, M. & Shattuck, S.O. 2017. Revision of the ant genus Melophorus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 700: 1–420 [314] (considered M. aesops and M. candidus as junior synonyms of M. turneri rather than subspecies, and synonymised M. pillipes)
Introduction
Heterick et al. (2017) revised species.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread and common all mainland states and territories, not known from Tasmania.
Distribution References
General References
Heterick, B.E., Castalanelli, M. & Shattuck, S.O. 2017. Revision of the ant genus Melophorus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 700: 1–420 [314]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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01-Jun-2021 | Melophorini Forel, 1912 | 31-May-2018 | MODIFIED | |
23-Mar-2015 | FORMICIDAE | 27-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
23-Mar-2015 | 21-Jun-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
07-Aug-2012 | 18-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |