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See Also:

Ochetellus glaber_cf, Ochetellus glaber clarithorax, Ochetellus glaber consimilis, Ochetellus glaber sommeri

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

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Photo by Philip Herbst, 3 April 2016; specimen from 6 Rooikrantz Rd Zandvlei, Cape Town, South Africa

Distribution:

(based on species list records)   Species is introduced to: Afrotropical, Malagasy, Nearctic, Neotropical, Oceania, Palearctic bioregions.

Afrotropical Region: Africa, Eastern Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa, Western Cape
Australasia Region: Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Bay of Plenty, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Oceania, Queensland, Solomon Islands, Western Australia
Indomalaya Region: Asia, India, Philippines, Sri Lanka
Malagasy Region: Reunion
Nearctic Region: Florida, North America, United States
Neotropical Region: Americas
Oceania Region: Hawaii, Melanesia
Palearctic Region: China, Eastern Asia, Fukuoka, Japan, Okayama, South Korea

Distribution Notes:

North Island and Nelson

Biology:

various habitats

Notes:

first record in NZ; 1927 (R. Harris pers. comm.)

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 3 times found in urban garden, 6 times found in mountain forest/garden, 3 times found in Port of entry, 1 times found in Kaimuki residence, 1 times found in garden flower tubs, 2 times found in Pasture, 1 times found in Low 1/2 wet forest, 1 times found in flatwoods, 0 times found in Heathland, white sand, 0 times found in Relictual jarrah/marri forest, lateritic soil, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 6 times under stone, 1 times in kitchen, 2 times From marri (E. calophylla), 1 times in soil, 1 times nest in hollow pineapple stem, 1 times from nest in dessicated pineapple, 2 times tree-trunk, 1 times On tree-trunk, 1 times On the trail to Mafate's edge, 1 times on Eriobotrya japonica, 1 times nest in dead stalks of andropogon, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods: 5 times Pitfall, 4 times Pyrethrum knockdown, 2 times By hand, 1 times at honey bait, 1 times ex root mat, 1 times pooter, 0 times Pitfall 138, 2 times general collecting, 0 times Pitfall 170, 1 times Aspiration, 1 times wet pits, ...

Elevations: collected from 5 - 1585 meters, 1036 meters average

Type specimens: syntype of Hypoclinea glabra: casent0915587; syntype of Iridomyrmex itoi: casent0909545; type of Iridomyrmex glaber var. nigrogaster: focol2839

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