Species Odontomachus ruficeps Smith, 1858
- Odontomachus ruficeps Smith, F. 1858. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part 6. Formicidae. London : British Museum 216 pp. 14 pls. [27 Mar. 1858] [81].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH *W, Australia. - Odontomachus coriarius Mayr, G.L. 1876. Die australischen Formiciden. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg 5: 56-115 [85].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHMW W,M, Rockhampton, QLD. - Odontomachus coriarius semicircularis Mayr, G.L. 1876. Die australischen Formiciden. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg 5: 56-115 [85].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHMW W, Peak Downs and Gayndah, QLD. - Odontomachus coriarius magnus Mayr, G.L. 1876. Die australischen Formiciden. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg 5: 56-115 [85].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHMW W, Rockhampton, QLD. - Odontomachus sharpei Forel, A. 1893. Nouvelles fourmis d'Australie et des Canaries. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 37: 454-466 [458].
Type data:
Syntype(s) GMNH Q, Adelaide River, NT. - Odontomachus ruficeps acutidens Forel, A. 1900. Ponerinae et Dorylinae d'Australie récoltées par MM. Turner, Froggatt, Nugent, Chase, Rothney, J.J. Walker, etc. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 44: 54-77 [56].
Type data:
Holotype GMNH W, Adelaide River, NT. - Odontomachus ruficeps rubriceps 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] [33].
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Syntype(s) GMNH W, Kimberley distr., Noonkanbah and Broome, WA; ANIC W, Kimberley distr., Noonkanbah and Broome, WA
Comment: other syntypes may exist. - Odontomachus ruficeps rufescens 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] [34].
Type data:
Syntype(s) GMNH W, Kimberley distr., WA
Comment: other syntypes may exist. - Odontomachus septentrionalis Crawley, W.C. 1915. Ants from north and central Australia, collected by G.F. Hill. Part I. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 15: 130-136 [130].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH *W, Stapleton, NT. - Odontomachus coriarius obscura Crawley, W.C. 1922. New ants from Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 9: 427-448 [437].
Type data:
Syntype(s) OUM *W, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Brown, W.L. jr 1976. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part VI. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini, subtribe Odontomachiti. Introduction, subtribal characters. Genus Odontomachus. Studia Entomologica 19: 67-171 [105]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Barrow Island
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2015 | FORMICIDAE | 28-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 30-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-May-2010 | MODIFIED |