Iridomyrmex anceps (Roger, 1863)

Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R. & Guénard, Benoit, 2022, Remarkable diversity in a little red dot: a comprehensive checklist of known ant species in Singapore (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with notes on ecology and taxonomy, Asian Myrmecology (e 015006) 15, pp. 1-152 : 24-25

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.20362/am.015006
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15473747
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B68783-3142-FFBD-FD73-7E43FE6BFBD7
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Iridomyrmex anceps (Roger, 1863)
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Material examined. Pulau Ubin , 7 Jan 2014, Sk. Yamane leg., ZRC _ HYM_0000358 – 359; Changi sand dunes, 21 Nov 1982, D.H. Murphy leg., ZRC _ HYM_0000631. Alates , Pulau Semakau replanted mangrove, 1°12’04.5”N 103°45’46.1”E, SMN2, 6-13 Jun 2013, J. Puniamoorthy et al. leg., malaise trap, ZRC _ BDP0015281 View Materials GoogleMaps ; same locality and collectors as previous, 17-24 Oct 2013, ZRC _ BDP0015381 View Materials GoogleMaps ; same locality and collectors as previous, 21-28 Nov 2013, ZRC _ BDP0015369-15370 View Materials GoogleMaps ; Pulau Semakau old mangrove fragment, 1°12’23.9”N 103°45’37.6”E, SMO3, 30 Apr – 7 Mar 2013, J. Puniamoorthy et al. leg., ZRC _ BDP0016225 View Materials GoogleMaps ; same locality and collectors as previous, 22-29 Nov 2012, ZRC _ BDP0015244 View Materials GoogleMaps .

Material not physically examined. Non-types, ANIC32-038822 About ANIC , 59573 About ANIC ( ANIC). Non-types, J.K. Wetterer leg. ( JKWC) - Kallang, Riverside Park, 29 Jul 2014, vial #372; Punggol , by MRT station, 30 Jul 2014, vial #390; Pasir Panjang, by MRT station, 5 Aug 2014, vial #482; Singapore Botanic Gardens, 5 Aug 2014, vial #479 .

Literature. Viehmeyer (1916), Overbeck (1924).

Localities. Bukit Timah Road; Changi, Loyang Industrial Estate; Pasir Panjang; Pasir Ris Park; Pulau Semakau; Pulau Ubin; Punggol; Riverside Park (Kallang); Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Habitat/Ecology. Often found in gardens, urban parks, and disturbed secondary forests. Winged alates collected from malaise traps set up in both replanted and old-growth mangroves on an offshore island landfill.

Remarks. This species is afflicted with substantial taxonomic uncertainty, and different geographic forms may actually comprise a species complex. It is considered endemic to the Indomalayan region where it was first described, and appears globally widespread. It seems to be a rather resilient species, able to adapt to and thrive in a broad range of different habitat types.