Species Rhytidoponera taurus (Forel, 1910)
- Ectatomma (Rhytidoponera) cornutum taurus Forel, A. 1910. Formicides australiens reçus de M. M. Froggatt et Rowland Turner. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 18: 1-94 [12].
Type data:
Syntype(s) GMNH worker, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia; ANIC worker, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia. - Rhytidoponera cornuta fusciventris Stitz, H. 1911. Australische Ameisen (Neu-Guinea und Salomons-Inseln, Festland, Neu-Seeland). Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1911(1): 351-381 [352].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB worker, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. - Rhytidoponera cerastes brevior Crawley, W.C. 1925. New ants from Australia. II. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 16: 577-598 [586].
Type data:
Syntype(s) OUM worker, male, Derby, Western Australia, Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Clark, J. 1936. A revision of Australian species of Rhytidoponera Mayr (Formicidae). Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 9: 14-89 pls 3-6 [25]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Barrow Island
IBRA
NT, Qld, SA, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Ranges (CR), Daly Basin (DAB), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Desert, noctidiurnal, open forest, predator, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Nest in soil.
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 | 21-Feb-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 29-May-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 25-May-2010 | MODIFIED |