Species: Dinoponera australis

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2023)

Dinoponera grandis subsp. australis Emery, 1901b PDF: 48 (w.) BRAZIL (São Paulo). Neotropic. Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Borgmeier, 1937b PDF: 227 (in text)). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: São Paulo, Avanhandava (no collector’s name) (by restriction of Borgmeier, 1937b PDF: 227). Primary type depository: MZSP. Secondary type information: Secondary type depository: MSNG (paralectotypes). Type notes: Lenhart et al., 2013 PDF: 135, record 5 syntypes from the type-locality; other syntypes are from Argentina: Misiones, 1881 (Berg), Misiones, Giabibiri, iii.1884 (G. Bove), and Paraguay: Rio Apa (Balzan). AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Lectotype designation: Borgmeier, 1937b PDF: 227 (in text).

Santschi, 1921g PDF: 85 (m.); Borgmeier, 1937b PDF: 228 (q.).

Subspecies of Dinoponera grandis: Forel, 1907h PDF: 1; Forel, 1909a PDF: 266; Emery, 1911e PDF: 63; Santschi, 1912e PDF: 521; Bruch, 1914 PDF: 214; Gallardo, 1918c PDF: 51 (redscription); Santschi, 1921g PDF: 85; Borgmeier, 1923: 63; Santschi, 1929a PDF: 416.

Status as species: Borgmeier, 1937b PDF: 227; Kempf, 1971 PDF: 382 (redescription); Kempf, 1972b PDF: 96; Zolessi et al., 1988: 2; Brandão, 1991 PDF: 340; Bolton, 1995b: 171; Wild, 2007b PDF: 39; Lenhart et al., 2013 PDF: 135 (redescription); Feitosa, 2015c PDF: 98; Guénard & Economo, 2015 10.11646/zootaxa.4040.2.8: 228; Escárraga et al., 2017 10.11646/zootaxa.4347.1.7 PDF: 134 (in key).

Junior synonym of Dinoponera grandis: Dias & Lattke, 2021 10.5852/ejt.2021.784.1603 PDF: 22

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Distribution:

Geographic regions: Not found on any curated Geolocale/Taxon lists.

Distribution Notes:

Paraguay: Amambay, Canindeyú, Concepción, Guairá, Itapúa

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Treatment Citation: Wild, A. L., 2007, A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 1622, pp. 1-55

australis EmeryHNS 1901.

Amambay, Canindeyú, Concepción, Guairá, Itapúa, “Paraguay” (s. loc.) (ALWC, INBP, LACM, MZSP, NHMB, NHMW). Literature records: Concepción, Itapúa, “Paraguay” (s. loc.) (Borgmeier 1937, Emery 1896b, Emery 1901b, Forel 1907d, Santschi 1929a).

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in Decidual Forest, 1 times found in river forest.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 1 times Soil.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 2 times direct collection, 1 times FIT, 1 times Manual.

Elevations: collected from 180 - 522 meters, 297 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1919-01-01 00:00:00.0 and 2011-01-01 00:00:00.0

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Species: Dinoponera australis Emery, 1901

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