Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)
Extant: 110 species, 26 subspecies
Fossil: 2 species
Taxonomic history
LaPolla, Brady & Shattuck, 2010A PDF: 126 (diagnosis, status);
LaPolla, Brady & Shattuck, 2011 PDF: 4 (diagnosis, phylogeny, notes);
LaPolla, Hawkes & Fisher, 2011 PDF: 13 (Afrotropical species key);
Kallal & LaPolla, 2012 PDF: 7 (Nearctic species key);
Sarnat & Economo, 2012 PDF: 64 (Fiji species key);
Wachkoo & Bharti, 2014 PDF: 10 (India species key);
Wachkoo & Bharti, 2015 PDF : 105 (Indian species revision, key, diagnosis)
Taxon Page Images:
A nest of
Nylanderia querna in the leaf litter, hidden away in a rotting acorn. The winged individuals are males. Dixon Springs, Illinois, USA.
Image ©
Alex Wild.

Overview:
Nylanderia yerburyi in western ghats
Distribution:
(based on species list records)
Genus is native to: Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Nearctic, Neotropical, Oceania, Palearctic bioregions.
Afrotropical Region: Africa,
Angola,
Benin,
Bundibugyo,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo,
Democratic Republic of Congo,
Eastern Africa,
Equatorial Guinea,
Estuaire,
Gabon,
Gauteng,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Kakamega,
Kenya,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Middle Africa,
Mozambique,
Nigeria,
Northern,
Ogooué-Maritime,
Pwani,
Saint Helena,
Sangha-Mbaéré,
Sao Tome and Principe,
Sierra Leone,
South,
South Africa,
South-West,
Southern Africa,
Sudan,
São Tomé,
Tanga,
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Western Africa,
Woleu-Ntem,
ZimbabweAustralasia Region: Australia,
Australia and New Zealand,
Australian Capital Territory,
Central,
Choiseul,
East Sepik,
Eastern Highlands,
Guadalcanal,
Lord Howe Island,
Madang,
Makira-Ulawa,
Malaita,
Milne Bay,
Morobe,
New Caledonia,
New South Wales,
New Zealand,
Norfolk Island,
Northern,
Northern Territory,
Nusa Tenggara Timur,
Oceania,
Papua,
Papua New Guinea,
Queensland,
Solomon Islands,
South Australia,
Sud,
Tasmania,
Vanuatu,
Victoria,
Western Australia,
Western HighlandsIndomalaya Region: Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
Andhra Pradesh,
Asia,
Bangladesh,
Borneo,
Cambodia,
Hong Kong,
India,
Indonesia,
Jawa Barat,
Krakatau Islands,
Lampung,
Malaysia,
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Nicobar Island,
Odisha,
Philippines,
Singapore,
South-Eastern Asia,
Southern Asia,
Sri Lanka,
Taiwan,
Uttarakhand,
Vietnam,
West Bengal,
YunnanMalagasy Region: Anjouan,
Antananarivo,
Antsiranana,
Comoros,
Europa Island,
Fianarantsoa,
Grande Comore,
Madagascar,
Mahajanga,
Mauritius,
Mayotte,
Mohéli,
Reunion,
Rodrigues,
Saint-Denis,
Seychelles,
Toamasina,
ToliaraNearctic Region: Alabama,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Canada,
Coahuila de Zaragoza,
Florida,
Georgia,
Hidalgo,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
New York,
North America,
North Carolina,
Nuevo León,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Sonora,
Tennessee,
Texas,
United States,
Utah,
Virginia,
Washington,
Washington, D.C.Neotropical Region: Alajuela,
Americas,
Anguilla,
Aragua,
Argentina,
Bahamas,
Barbados,
Barinas,
Bermuda,
Bolivia,
Bolívar,
Brazil,
Canindeyú,
Caribbean,
Cartago,
Central America,
Chiapas,
Chile,
Ciudad de México,
Colombia,
Colón,
Costa Caribe Sur,
Costa Rica,
Cuba,
Dominican Republic,
Duarte,
Ecuador,
Espírito Santo,
French Guiana,
Galapagos Islands,
Galápagos,
Granma,
Grenada,
Guadeloupe,
Guanacaste,
Guantánamo,
Guatemala,
Guerrero,
Guyana,
Haiti,
Heredia,
Holguín,
Honduras,
Jalisco,
Jamaica,
La Guajira,
Limón,
Martinique,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Mexico,
Minas Gerais,
Nacional,
Nayarit,
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Puerto Rico,
Puntarenas,
Rio de Janeiro,
Saint Ann,
Saint James,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
San José,
Santiago de Cuba,
Sinaloa,
South America,
Suriname,
São Paulo,
Trinidad and Tobago,
Tucumán,
United States Virgin Islands,
Uruguay,
Venezuela,
Veracruz,
Westmoreland,
Zacapa,
ÑeembucúOceania Region: Airai,
Angaur,
Ba,
Bua,
Cakaudrove,
Cook Islands,
Fiji,
French Polynesia,
Guam,
Hatohobei,
Hawaii,
Kadavu,
Kayangel,
Kiribati,
Koror,
Lau,
Lomaiviti,
Macuata,
Marshall Islands,
Melanesia,
Melekeok,
Micronesia,
Micronesia,
Naitasiri,
Namosi,
Nauru,
Ngarchelong,
Ngardmau,
Ngatpang,
Ngchesar,
Niue,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Palau,
Palmyra Atoll,
Peleliu,
Pitcairn,
Pohnpei,
Polynesia,
Ra,
Rewa,
Samoa,
Serua,
Sonsorol,
Tailevu,
Tokelau,
Tonga,
Tuamasaga,
Wallis and Futuna,
Îles MarquisesPalearctic Region: Al Bahah,
Alicante,
Andalusia,
Ar Riyad,
Balearic Islands,
China,
Croatia,
Eastern Asia,
Eastern Europe,
Egypt,
Europe,
Finland,
Georgia,
Greece,
Hokkaido,
Hyōgo,
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
Jammu and Kashmir,
Japan,
Kaliningrad,
Nara,
North Korea,
Northern Africa,
Northern Europe,
Oman,
Peloponnísos,
Poland,
Portugal,
Russia,
Saudi Arabia,
South Korea,
Southern Europe,
Spain,
Sweden,
Turkey,
United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom,
Valencia,
Western Asia
Distribution Notes:
Nylanderia sp ants in western ghats
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