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<taxonomicName id="4C5831AFE202FFAB0FDEBD2FD791F9BD" ID-CoL="743LP" authority="Wheeler &amp; Wheeler" authorityName="Wheeler &amp; Wheeler" box="[151,659,1570,1596]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmecina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="australis">
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<emphasis id="B92C963EE202FFAB0FDEBD2FD492F9BD" bold="true" box="[151,400,1570,1596]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Myrmecina australis</emphasis>
Wheeler &amp; Wheeler
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(
<figureCitation id="136356A9E202FFAB0FD6BD48D414F9DE" box="[159,278,1605,1631]" captionStart="FIGURES 8 – 11" captionStartId="7.[151,273,1351,1375]" captionTargetBox="[151,1434,313,1326]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,313,1326]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURES 8 – 11. Myrmecina australis Wheeler and Wheeler worker. Fig. 8, front of head; Fig. 9, antenna showing spherical first funicular segment; Fig. 10, lateral view of body; Fig. 11, dorsal view of body." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188678/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Figs 8–11</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="136356A9E202FFAB0E6ABD48D440F9DE" box="[291,322,1605,1631]" captionStart="FIGURES 47 – 52" captionStartId="19.[151,269,1945,1969]" captionTargetBox="[202,1388,194,1910]" captionTargetId="figure@19.[202,1389,194,1910]" captionTargetPageId="19" captionText="FIGURES 47 – 52. Distribution of material examined during this study. Fig. 47, M. alpina, M. pumila, M. silvalaeva, M. silvampla, M. silvangula, M. silvarugosa and M. silvatransversa; Fig. 48, M. australis; Fig. 49, M. difficulta; Fig. 50, M. eruga (circles) and M. rugosa (square); Fig. 51, M. inaequala; Fig. 52, M. wesselensis." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188685/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">48</figureCitation>
)
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<treatmentCitationGroup id="AB486D02E202FFAB0FDEBD9FD7C1F928" box="[151,707,1682,1705]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<taxonomicName id="4C5831AFE202FFAB0FDEBD9FD7BDF928" ID-CoL="743LP" authority="Wheeler &amp; Wheeler, 1973: 34" authorityName="Wheeler &amp; Wheeler" authorityPageNumber="34" authorityYear="1973" box="[151,703,1682,1705]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmecina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="australis">
<emphasis id="B92C963EE202FFAB0FDEBD9FD477F928" box="[151,373,1682,1705]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Myrmecina australis</emphasis>
<treatmentCitation id="0AF96C3DE202FFAB0E32BD9FD7BDF928" author="Wheeler" box="[379,703,1682,1705]" page="34" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" year="1973">
<bibRefCitation id="EFC937DDE202FFAB0E32BD9FD795F928" author="Wheeler" box="[379,663,1682,1705]" pageId="5" pageNumber="21" refString="Wheeler, G. C. &amp; Wheeler, J. (1973) The ant larvae of six tribes: second supplement. Journal of the Georgia Entomological Society, 8, 27 - 39." type="journal article" year="1973">Wheeler &amp; Wheeler, 1973</bibRefCitation>
: 34
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.
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B92C963EE202FFAB0FDEBDD5D5E7F973" bold="true" box="[151,229,1752,1778]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<typeStatus id="54E3F48EE202FFAB0FDEBDD5D5E2F973" box="[151,224,1752,1778]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Types</typeStatus>
.
</emphasis>
Four
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larvae from New South
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, B. B. Lowery (MCZC).
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<emphasis id="B92C963EE202FFAB0F8FBDF2D444F898" bold="true" box="[198,326,1791,1817]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Basal segment of funiculus shortened and expanded laterally, with strongly convex sides and appearing essentially spherical. The shape of this antennal segment is highly distinctive and will separate this species from all others known from
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.
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<emphasis id="B92C963EE202FFAB0F8FBC7ED4C7F80C" bold="true" box="[198,453,1907,1933]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Worker description.</emphasis>
Antennal scapes smooth or with low ridges. First segment of funiculus expanded laterally and nearly spherical in shape. Sides of head behind compound eyes smooth. Sculpturing on dorsal surface of mesosoma running longitudinally and generally with the central carina (or carinae) running nearly the length (the pronotum not differentiated from the mesonotum). Dorsal and lateral surfaces of mesosoma separated by an indistinct angle or ridge which interrupts or breaks the mesosomal sculpturing. Metanotal spines short. Propodeal spines long. Erect hairs abundant, straight to gently curved. Colour dark brown-black, antennae, mandibles and legs yellow-brown.
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<emphasis id="B92C963EE201FFA80F8FBA3FD487FECD" bold="true" box="[198,389,306,332]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Measurements.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B92C963EE201FFA80EC4BA3FD4E2FECA" box="[397,480,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Worker</emphasis>
(
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= 8)—CI 98–108; HL 0.70–0.80; HW 0.69–0.83; MTL 0.36–0.43; SI 78–85; SL 0.58–0.69; WL 0.85–1.05.
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<emphasis id="B92C963EE201FFA80F8FBA72D00AFE18" bold="true" box="[198,1288,383,409]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
Additional material examined (
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except where noted). Australian Capital Territory
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: Mt. Ainslie (Brooks,C.G.); Wombat Creek,
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NE Piccadilly Circus (Weir,T.A., Lawrence,J. &amp; Johnson).
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New South
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:
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W of
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Range N.P. (HQ) (Monteith,G.B.);
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E Legume (Greenslade,P.J.M.);
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N Mulwala, Wahgunyah State Forest (Freudenberger,D.) (
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);
<quantity id="4CA0E7C9E201FFA80B4FBAF9D140FD8F" box="[1030,1090,500,526]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.0" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" unit="km" value="2.0">2 km</quantity>
SSE of Bundanoon (Hill,L.);
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E Legume (Greenslade,P.J.M.);
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N Monga (Harvey,M.S.);
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NW Bomaderry (Moran,R.J.);
<quantity id="4CA0E7C9E201FFA80A21B917D09EFDB5" box="[1384,1436,538,564]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" unit="km" value="5.0">5km</quantity>
SW Pigeon House (Hill,L.); Allyn R.,
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NW Dungog (Hill,L.); Barrington Tops Nat. Pk (Ward,P.S.); Barwick Ck. Bog on New
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N.P. Road (Hill,L.); Cambewarra Mountain (Taylor,R.W.);
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Range Nat. Pk (Hill,L.; Monteith,G.B.); Jerrabomberra Hill nr. Queanbeyan (Taylor,R.W. &amp; Weir,T.A.); Kanangra Brook and Rocky Spur, Kanangra-Boyd Nat. Pk (Hill,L.); Killarney Gap, Narrabri (Room,P.M.); Lower Stringybark Creek Reserve (Gush,T.); Moonpar Nat. Forest (Gush,T.); Myall Lakes (Greenslade,P.J.M. &amp; Moulton); Myall Lakes (York,A.); Myall Lakes Nat. Pk (York,A.);
<taxonomicName id="4C5831AFE201FFA80C83B80FD18FFC9D" authority="Mtn" authorityName="Mtn" box="[970,1165,770,796]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Nothofagaceae" genus="Nothofagus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Nothofagus Mtn</taxonomicName>
,
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N Woodenbong (Monteith, Yeates &amp; Cook); Orara East State Forest (Gush,T.); Pt. Lookout, New
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N.P. (Taylor,R.W.); Tomalla Tops, Mt. Royal Range (Darlingtons); Upper Hunter Valley (Schnell,M.) (
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); Whiporie,
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S Casino (York,A.).
<emphasis id="B92C963EE201FFA80ECCB87BD726FC11" bold="true" box="[389,548,886,912]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Queensland</emphasis>
: Bunya Mountains (Monteith,G.B.); Joalah Nat. Pk, Mt. Tambourine (Woodward,T.E.); Lamington Nat. Pk (Woodward,T.E.) (
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); Lamington Nat. Pk, various sites (Burwell,C.; Burwell,C. &amp; Wright,S.; Monteith,G. &amp; Menendez,R.; Nakamura,A.; Staunton,K.; Thompson,G.; Thompson,G. &amp; Burwell,C.; Wright,S.; Wright,S. &amp; Burwell,C.; Wright,S. &amp; Nakamura,A.) (
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); Mt. Chinghee,
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SE Rathdowney (Monteith, Yeates &amp; Thompson); Mt. Hobwee area, Lamington Plat. (Woodward,T.E.); slopes below Wilsons Peak (Woodward,T.E.); Tamborine Mt. (Woodward,T.E.).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B92C963EE201FFA80F8FBF53D457FBF9" bold="true" box="[198,341,1118,1144]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Comments.</emphasis>
This is the southern-most species of
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<emphasis id="B92C963EE201FFA80C5EBF52D69EFBF9" box="[791,924,1119,1144]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Myrmecina</emphasis>
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found in
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. It occurs in a range of habitats from dry sclerophyll woodlands through wet sclerophyll,
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<emphasis id="B92C963EE201FFA80CEDBF88D12EFB1F" box="[932,1068,1157,1182]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Nothofagus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C5831AFE201FFA80B2FBF88D1DFFB1F" box="[1126,1245,1157,1182]" class="Polypodiopsida" family="Dicksoniaceae" genus="Dicksonia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Cyatheales" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B92C963EE201FFA80B2FBF88D1DFFB1F" box="[1126,1245,1157,1182]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Dicksonia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
forests and into rainforest. Most specimens have been found in leaf litter samples or under rocks.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE74A2CE201FFA80F8FBFDFD01FFA2F" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,2034]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
The name
<taxonomicName id="4C5831AFE201FFA80E0DBFDED4A8FB6D" box="[324,426,1235,1260]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmecina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="australis">
<emphasis id="B92C963EE201FFA80E0DBFDED4A8FB6D" box="[324,426,1235,1260]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">australis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was first published by
<bibRefCitation id="EFC937DDE201FFA80DF6BFDFD115FB6D" author="Wheeler" box="[703,1047,1234,1260]" pageId="6" pageNumber="21" refString="Wheeler, G. C. &amp; Wheeler, J. (1973) The ant larvae of six tribes: second supplement. Journal of the Georgia Entomological Society, 8, 27 - 39." type="journal article" year="1973">Wheeler and Wheeler (1973)</bibRefCitation>
when describing larvae received from B. B. Lowery from an unspecified locality in New South
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. The name was attributed to Forel, indicating that the Wheeler’s did not intend to establish a new species. It was treated as a
<emphasis id="B92C963EE201FFA80BF0BE2DD05CFAB8" box="[1209,1374,1312,1337]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">nomen nudum</emphasis>
until it was correctly recognised by
<bibRefCitation id="EFC937DDE201FFA80D4DBE4BD7A9FAE1" author="Bolton" box="[516,683,1350,1376]" pageId="6" pageNumber="21" refString="Bolton, B. B. (1995) A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 504 pp." type="book" year="1995">Bolton (1995)</bibRefCitation>
that the larval description met the requirements of the ICZN to be treated as an available name. Unfortunately it is difficult to determine the identity of this taxon as specieslevel differences among ant larvae are minimal and few species are represented by the larval stage.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE74A2CE201FFA80F8FBEB7D09EF93D" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,2034]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
The origin of the name seems to lie with Lowery. Lowery labelled a number of his collections as being “
<taxonomicName id="4C5831AFE201FFA80FE8BEECD4E3FA7A" authority="Forel" authorityName="Forel" box="[161,481,1505,1531]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmecina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="australis">Myrmecina australis Forel</taxonomicName>
,” this material ranging from northern Queensland to southern New South
<collectingCountry id="F34F0ABCE201FFA80A04BEECD09AFA7A" box="[1357,1432,1505,1531]" name="United Kingdom" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Wales</collectingCountry>
. It appears that he sent specimens from New South
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to the Wheeler’s which were labelled as being “
<taxonomicName id="4C5831AFE201FFA80FEDBD22D4E4F9C9" authority="Forel." authorityName="Forel." box="[164,486,1582,1608]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmecina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="australis">
<emphasis id="B92C963EE201FFA80FEDBD22D495F9C9" box="[164,407,1583,1608]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Myrmecina australis</emphasis>
Forel.
</taxonomicName>
” They accepted this name without checking its validity, the result being that they inadvertently created a new available name. While we don’t know the exact collection locality for these larvae, the vast majority of Lowery’s collections were from central and southern New South
<collectingCountry id="F34F0ABCE201FFA80BB3BD71D040F917" box="[1274,1346,1660,1686]" name="United Kingdom" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Wales</collectingCountry>
and lie within the range of this taxon and no other. It is therefore highly likely that these larvae belong to this species.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE74A2CE201FFA80F8FBDC4D7B5F825" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,2034]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
This name could be treated as
<emphasis id="B92C963EE201FFA80D7DBDC4D612F963" box="[564,784,1737,1762]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">species inquirenda</emphasis>
, arguing that there is no direct evidence to associate it with workers and therefore no positive way to relate it to the worker-based taxonomy developed in this study. And while its identity could be determined with DNA barcoding methods, it seems unlikely that currently available technologies will recover significant intact DNA from 40-year old larvae stored at room temperature. Unfortunately, this course of action would leave this name unplaced within the taxonomy developed here, a less than desirable situation.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE74A2CE201FFA90F8FBCBCD144FF7E" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,2034]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1436,152,255]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
To avoid having
<emphasis id="B92C963EE201FFA80EC5BCBCD71FF84B" box="[396,541,1969,1994]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">M. australia</emphasis>
unplaced, and based on the high likelihood that it belongs to this taxon, this name is here accepted for this taxon rather than proposing a new name. As long as the taxon concept proposed here is accepted then this nomenclature will remain stable. If, however, this species is found to represent more than one taxon then the status of this name can be re-examined and resolved or it can be treated as
<emphasis id="B92C963EE200FFA90A0CBBB2D415FF7F" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">species inquirenda</emphasis>
and new names proposed for this and any additional taxa discovered.
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