Species Platythyrea parallela (Smith, 1859)
- Ponera parallela Smith, F. 1859. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr A.R. Wallace at the islands of Aru and Key. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 3: 132-178 [Date published 1 Feb. 1859] [143].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH *W, Aru, Indonesia. - Platythyrea pusilla australis 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] [10].
Type data:
Syntype(s) GMNH W, Blackal (=Blackall) Range and Mt. Tambourine (=Tamborine Mt.), QLD; ANIC W, Blackal (=Blackall) Range and Mt. Tambourine (=Tamborine Mt.), QLD
Comment: other syntypes may exist. - Platythyrea parva 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 [133].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH *W, Darwin, NT. - Platythyrea cephalotes Viehmeyer, H. 1924. Formiciden der australischen Faunenregion. Entomologische Mitteilungen. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 219-229 [224].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB *W, Trial Bay, NSW.
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 [8]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Described from Aru Island
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, noctidiurnal, open forest, predator, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Nest in ground layer.
History of changes
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| 07-Aug-2012 | 30-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-May-2010 | MODIFIED |