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Simopone
''Simopone'' is a genus of predominantly arboreal ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. The genus is widely distributed in the Old World tropics, with the majority of species in Madagascar and sub-Saharan Africa. Taxonomy The genus was first described by Forel (1891), based on a ''Simopone grandidier'' specimen. Brown (1975) revised the genus and recognized 13 species altogether. The number of species was raised to 15 by Kutter (1976, 1977) and to 38 by Bolton & Fisher (2012). Bolton & Fisher considered one of the African species described by Brown (1975), '' S. conciliatrix'', so different from all the others in the genus that it is transferred to its own monotypic genus, ''Vicinopone''. Description ''Simopone'' species are almost entirely arboreal, but on occasion foraging workers are found on the ground or in rotten logs. Prey records are extremely sparse for this genus, consisting only of ''Crematogaster'' brood by ''S. vepres'', and the brood of '' Terataner'' by ''S. sicaria'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicinopone Conciliatrix
''Vicinopone'' is a monotypic Afrotropical genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. ''Vicinopone conciliatrix'', the only species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ... in the genus, was first described as ''Simopone conciliatrix'' by Brown in 1975 and was transferred to its own genus by Bolton & Fisher in 2012. ''V. conciliatrix'' appears to be quite widely distributed but rare. Its rarity is more likely apparent than real because it nests and forages in trees, rarely if ever coming down to the ground. References ;Citations ;Sources * *Brown, W.L., Jr. (1975) Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. 5. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search Agriculture 5, ''Entomology'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicinopone
''Vicinopone'' is a monotypic Afrotropical genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. ''Vicinopone conciliatrix'', the only species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ... in the genus, was first described as ''Simopone conciliatrix'' by Brown in 1975 and was transferred to its own genus by Bolton & Fisher in 2012. ''V. conciliatrix'' appears to be quite widely distributed but rare. Its rarity is more likely apparent than real because it nests and forages in trees, rarely if ever coming down to the ground. References ;Citations ;Sources * *Brown, W.L., Jr. (1975) Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. 5. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search Agriculture 5, ''Entomology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorylinae
Dorylinae is an ant subfamily, with distributions in both the Old World and New World. Brady ''et al.'' (2014) synonymized the previous dorylomorph subfamilies (Aenictinae, Aenictogitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Ecitoninae, and Leptanilloidinae) under Dorylinae., while Borowiec (2016) reviewed and revised the genera, resurrecting many genera which had previously been merged. Dorylinae genera are suggested to have evolved sometime between , subsequently undergoing rapid adaptive radiation events during their early history. Genera *'' Acanthostichus'' Mayr, 1887 *'' Aenictogiton'' Emery, 1901 *'' Aenictus'' Shuckard, 1840 *'' Cerapachys'' Smith, 1857 *'' Cheliomyrmex'' Mayr, 1870 *'' Chrysapace'' Crawley, 1924 *'' Cylindromyrmex'' Mayr, 1870 *'' Dorylus'' Fabricius, 1793 *''Eburopone'' Borowiec, 2016 *''Eciton'' Latreille, 1804 *'' Eusphinctus'' Emery, 1893 *''Labidus'' Jurine, 1807 *'' Leptanilloides'' Mann, 1923 *'' Lioponera'' Mayr, 1879 *''Lividopone'' Bolton & Fisher, 2016 *'' Nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |