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Genus: Philidris   Shattuck, 1992 


Classification:

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

9 species, 6 subspecies

Philidris Shattuck, 1992a PDF: 17. Type-species: Formica cordata, by original designation. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Philidris in Dolichoderinae, Dolichoderini: Shattuck, 1992c PDF: 140; Bolton, 1994: 26; Bolton, 2003 PDF: 90.
Philidris in Dolichoderinae, Iridomyrmecini, Iridomyrmecina: Dubovikoff, 2005 PDF: 92.
Philidris in Dolichoderinae, Leptomyrmecini: Ward, Brady, et al. 2010: 362.
Genus Philidris references
Shattuck, 1992c PDF: 140 (diagnosis, review of genus); Shattuck, 1994 PDF: 135 (catalogue); Bolton, 1995a PDF: 1051 (census); Bolton, 1995b: 334 (catalogue); Shattuck, 1999: 80 (Australia synopsis).

Taxon Page Images:



Philidris ants at the entrance to their nest in a Myrmecodia host plant. Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia.

An epiphytic Myrmecodia ant-plant in an Australian woodland. The swollen base of this plant is hollow, with an intricate gallery of chambers that house aggressive Philidris ants. The ants defend the plant (not very effectively in this case, judging from the holes in the leaves), and provide the plant with nutrients. Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia.
Images © Alex Wild.

Distribution:

(based on species list records)   Genus is native to: Australasia, Indomalaya, Oceania bioregions.

Australasia Region: Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Central, Makira-Ulawa, Maluku, Maluku Utara, Oceania, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Queensland, Solomon Islands
Indomalaya Region: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Asia, Borneo, Chiang Mai, India, Indonesia, Krakatau Islands, Lampung, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sarawak, Singapore, South-Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Thailand
Oceania Region: Cakaudrove, Fiji, Macuata, Melanesia
Palearctic Region: China


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