Austroponera castaneicolor
Austroponera castaneicolor is an ant species of the subfamily Ponerinae, endemic to the North Island, and the north and north west of the South Island, of New Zealand.[1]
| Austroponera castaneicolor | |
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| Austroponera castaneicolor worker | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Austroponera |
| Species: | A. castaneicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Austroponera castaneicolor (Dalla Torre, 1893) | |
Description
The worker ants are typically 5.5 - 6.4mm (10 Workers). Their heads have a width of 1.12 - 1.30mm (10 Workers) with their sides (as seen from the photo provided) slightly and evenly convex. Their eyes are levelled with their antennae. Their mandibles are long with 10 teeth. The colour of their head, body and legs are uniformly yellowish and orange-brown.[1]
Distribution
The species are typically found in the North and South Island of New Zealand they are more prevalent in the North Island as they are affected by the cold found in the lower South Island: Nelson province, Marlborough. The southernmost known record is a small sample of workers collected near the shore of Lake Moeraki (Westland). A few years earlier, March 29, 1964, workers were collected at Bullock Creek.[1]
References
- Warwick, Don (2007). Ants of New Zealand. Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press. pp. 70–71. ISBN 978-1-877372-47-6.
External links
Media related to Austroponera castaneicolor at Wikimedia Commons