Peronomyrmex overbecki Viehmeyer, 1922

Shattuck, Steven O, 2006, A third species in the rare Australian ant genus Peronomyrmex Viehmeyer (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 1194, pp. 49-55 : 51-52

Peronomyrmex overbecki Viehmeyer ( Figs 3, 4 , 7 )

Peronomyrmex overbecki Viehmeyer 1922:213 .

Types. Holotype worker, Trial Bay , New South Wales (Australian National Insect Collec­ tion, examined).

Comments. A second specimen of this species was recently (November, 2003) col­ lected in Brisbane by Chris Burwell of the Queensland Museum (pers. comm.). He hand collected the specimen at night, apparently from a tree trunk (although the specific collect­ ing details were not recorded). This nocturnal habit, combined with its likely arboreal for­ aging and nesting, helps explain why these ants are so infrequently encountered. See below for notes on separating this species from the similar P. greavesi .

Figures

FIGURE 7. Distribution of specimens examined during this study.

FIGURES 3, 4. Holotype worker of Peronomyrmex overbecki. Fig.3, head; Fig. 4, lateral view.