Amblyopone australis (lat.) ( Born Southern Michelin ant ) is a species of small tropical ants from the subfamily Amblyoponinae .
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| Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842 [1] |
Winged female Amblyopone australis
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Genetics
- 3 Distribution
- 4 Synonymy
- 5 See also
- 6 notes
- 7 Literature
- 8 References
Description
Body length 4.5-8 mm. Antennae 12-segmented. Clypeus with a row of 12 small cloves. [2] Nest in the soil, under the rocks, the number of families is usually tens and hundreds of individuals, rarely up to several thousand (Haskins & Haskins 1951). [3]
Genetics
Diploid set of chromosomes 2n = 48. [4]
Distribution
Australia , New Caledonia , Solomon Islands; introduced to the North Island of New Zealand.
Synonymy
- Amblyopone cephalotes Smith
- Amblyopone australis var. fortis forel
- Amblyopone australis subsp. foveolata Wheeler
- Amblyopone laevidens emery
- Amblyopone minor forel
- Amblyopone nana emery
- Amblyopone obscura smith
- Amblyopone cephalotes var. maculata stitz
- Amblyopone australis var. cephalotes (Smith)
See also
- New Zealand Ant List
- Argentinean ant
Notes
- ↑ Erichson, WF 1842: Beitrag zur Insecten-Fauna von Vandiemansland, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der geographischen Verbreitung der Insecten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 8: 83-287.
- ↑ Amblyopone australis (English) (Retrieved November 28, 2010)
- ↑ Haskins CP, Haskins EF 1951.
- ↑ Lorite P. & Palomeque T. Karyotype evolution in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with a review of the known ant chromosome numbers. - Myrmecologische Nachrichten (Wien). - 2010. Volume 13, Pages 89-102. (Retrieved December 12, 2010)
Literature
- Brown, WL, jr. 1958 : A review of the ants of New Zealand (Hymenoptera). Acta Hymenopterologica , 1 (1): 1-50. Internet archive
- Haskins CP, Haskins EF 1951. Note on the method of colony foundation of the ponerine ant Amblyopone australis Erichson. American Midland Naturalist 45: 432-445.
Links
- Amblyopone australis at www.landcareresearch.co.nz (Retrieved November 28, 2010)