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Species: Myrmecia pyriformis   Smith, 1858 


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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

Myrmecia pyriformis Smith, 1858a PDF: 144, pl. 10, figs. 1-6 (w.q.m.) AUSTRALIA. Australasia. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Wheeler & Wheeler, 1971d PDF: 252 (l.); Imai, Crozier & Taylor, 1977 PDF: 345 (k.).
Subspecies of Myrmecia forficata: Forel, 1910b PDF: 2.
Revived status as species: Clark, 1927 PDF: 36.
Senior synonym of Myrmecia sanguinea: Brown, 1953j PDF: 9.
See also: Crawley, 1926 PDF: 377; Clark, 1951 PDF: 99.

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Locality: Australia, Adelaide env. Pavel Krásenský (c) 2012

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Australasia Region: Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Oceania, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Scientific Name Status Publication Pages ModsID GoogleMaps
Myrmecia pyriformis   Mayr, G., 1862, Myrmecologische Studien., Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12, pp. 649-776: 729, (download) 729 4445
Myrmecia pyriformis   Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London: British Museum: 144, (download) 144 8127

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 0 times found in Medium sclerophyll woods, 1 times found in Dry sclerophyll, 0 times found in Mallee, 0 times found in Wooded ridges, Box-pine.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 1 times Mound nest at tree base, 0 times Under stone, 0 times Nest in sand in mallee root.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 0 times Flight intercept, window/trough trap, 0 times Pit Fall Traps.

Elevations: collected from 170 - 914 meters, 727 meters average

Type specimens: syntype of Myrmecia pyriformis: casent0902797



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