Austroponera castaneicolor

Austroponera castaneicolor is an ant species of the subfamily Ponerinae, endemic to the North Island, and the north and north west of the South Island, of New Zealand.[1]

Austroponera castaneicolor
Austroponera castaneicolor worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Formicidae
Subfamily:
Ponerinae
Genus:
Austroponera
Species:
A. castaneicolor
Binomial name
Austroponera castaneicolor
(Dalla Torre, 1893)

Description

The worker ants are typically 5.5 - 6.4mm (10 Workers). Their heads have a width of 1.12 - 1.30mm (10 Workers) with their sides (as seen from the photo provided) slightly and evenly convex. Their eyes are levelled with their antennae. Their mandibles are long with 10 teeth. The colour of their head, body and legs are uniformly yellowish and orange-brown.[1]

Distribution

The species are typically found in the North and South Island of New Zealand they are more prevalent in the North Island as they are affected by the cold found in the lower South Island: Nelson province, Marlborough. The southernmost known record is a small sample of workers collected near the shore of Lake Moeraki (Westland). A few years earlier, March 29, 1964, workers were collected at Bullock Creek.[1]

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References
  1. Warwick, Don (2007). Ants of New Zealand. Level 1, 398 Cumberland Street, Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press. pp. 70–71. ISBN 978 1 877372 47 6.CS1 maint: location (link)
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