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Myrmicine
Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and in soil, rotting wood, under stones, or in trees.Goulet, H & Huber, JT (eds.) (1993) Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families. Agriculture Canada. p. 224 All species of Cephalotes (within the tribe Attini) are gliding ants. Identification Myrmicine worker ants have a distinct postpetiole, i.e., abdominal segment III is notably smaller than segment IV and set off from it by a well-developed constriction; the pronotum is inflexibly fused to the rest of the mesosoma, such that the promesonotal suture is weakly impressed or absent, and a functional sting is usually present. The clypeus is well-developed; as a result, the antennal sockets are well separated from the anterior margin of the head. Most myrmicine genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pogonomyrmecini
Pogonomyrmecini is a tribe of myrmicine ants with three extant genera, recently formed in 2015. Genera *'' Hylomyrma'' Forel, 1912 *'' Patagonomyrmex'' Johnson & Moreau, 2016 *''Pogonomyrmex ''Pogonomyrmex'' is a genus of harvester ants, occurring primarily in the deserts of North, Central, and South America, with three endemic species from Haiti.Cole, A.C. 1968. Pogonomyrmex Harvester Ants: a study of the genus in North America. Un ...'' Mayr, 1868 References Myrmicinae Ant tribes {{myrmicinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chimaeridris
''Chimaeridris'' is a small genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus contains two species known from tropical Asia. Their unique hook-shaped mandibles and similar appearance to ''Pheidole'' minor workers raises the possibility that the genus is a slave-making ant, slave-maker of ''Pheidole'' ants or a specialized predator. Species * ''Chimaeridris boltoni'' Wilson, 1989 – Sulawesi * ''Chimaeridris burckhardti'' Wilson, 1989 – Sabah References External links * Myrmicinae Ant genera Hymenoptera of Asia {{myrmicinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crematogastrini
Crematogastrini is a tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ... of myrmicine ants with 64 genera and 8 fossil genera. Genera References Myrmicinae Ant tribes {{myrmicinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blepharidatta
''Blepharidatta'' is a rare Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus, formed by predatory species whose small colonies nest in soil or leaf-litter, has up to seven species, but most of them are waiting for a formal taxonomic treatment or confirmation. Species *'' Blepharidatta brasiliensis'' Wheeler, 1915 *'' Blepharidatta conops'' Kempf, 1967 In 2015 two new species were described: * '' Blepharidatta delabiei'' sp. n. Brandão ''et al.'', 2015 * '' Blepharidatta fernandezi'' sp. n. Brandão ''et al.'', 2015 Distribution and habitat ''Blepharidatta'' is a strictly Neotropical group that was described by Wheeler (1915) from workers of ''Blepharidatta brasiliensis'' collected near Belém (State of Pará, Brazil), in the Amazon forest. Up to seven species are currently recognized, but most of them are waiting for a formal taxonomic treatment or confirmation. Based on morphological as well as behavioral data, only three species are formally recognized: ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allomerus
''Allomerus'' is a Neotropical genus of small ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its eight species are known from the forests of South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ..., where they live in plant cavities and structures. Species *'' Allomerus brevipilosus'' Fernández, 2007 *'' Allomerus decemarticulatus'' Mayr, 1878 *'' Allomerus dentatus'' Fernández, 2007 *'' Allomerus maietae'' Fernández, 2007 *'' Allomerus octoarticulatus'' Mayr, 1878 *'' Allomerus septemarticulatus'' Mayr, 1878 *'' Allomerus undecemarticulatus'' Fernández, 2007 *'' Allomerus vogeli'' Kempf, 1975 Associated plants Table of known ant– host relations: References External links * Myrmicinae Ant genera Hymenoptera of South America Taxa named by Gustav Mayr {{myrmicinae- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solenopsidini
Solenopsidini (meaning "pipe-faced") is a tribe of myrmicine ants with about 20 genera. Genera *'' Adelomyrmex'' *'' Anillomyrma'' *'' Austromorium'' *'' Baracidris'' *'' Bariamyrma'' *'' Bondroitia'' *'' Chelaner'' *'' Cryptomyrmex'' *'' Dolopomyrmex'' *''Epelysidris'' *'' Erromyrma'' *'' Kempfidris'' *'' Megalomyrmex'' *'' Monomorium'' *'' Myrmicaria'' *'' Oxyepoecus'' *'' Rogeria'' *'' Solenopsis'' *'' Stegomyrmex'' *''Syllophopsis'' *''Tropidomyrmex ''Tropidomyrmex'' is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus contains the monotypic taxon, single species ''Tropidomyrmex elianae'', known from Brazil. References External links * Myrmicinae Monotypic ant gene ...'' *'' Tyrannomyrmex'' *'' Unicumyrmex'' References Myrmicinae Ant tribes Taxa named by Auguste Forel {{myrmicinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basiceros
''Basiceros'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae Myrmicinae is a subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily .... Species *'' Basiceros browni'' Probst & Brandão, 2022 * '' Basiceros conjugans'' Brown, 1974 * '' Basiceros convexiceps'' (Mayr, 1887) * '' Basiceros disciger'' (Mayr, 1887) * '' Basiceros manni'' Brown & Kempf, 1960 * '' Basiceros militaris'' (Weber, 1950) * '' Basiceros scambognathus'' (Brown, 1949) * '' Basiceros singularis'' (Smith, 1858) *'' Basiceros tumucumaquensis'' Probst & Brandão, 2022 References External links * Myrmicinae Ant genera {{myrmicinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attaichnus
Fungus-growing ants (tribe Attini) comprise all the known fungus-growing ant species participating in ant–fungus mutualism. They are known for cutting grasses and leaves, carrying them to their colonies' nests, and using them to grow fungus on which they later feed. Their farming habits typically have large effects on their surrounding ecosystem. Many species farm large areas surrounding their colonies and leave walking trails that compress the soil, which can no longer grow plants. Attine colonies commonly have millions of individuals, though some species only house a few hundred. They are the sister group to the subtribe Dacetina. Leafcutter ants, including '' Atta'' and '' Acromyrmex'', make up two of the genera. Their cultivars mostly come from the fungal tribe Leucocoprineae of family Agaricaceae. Attine gut microbiota is often not diverse due to their primarily monotonous diets, leaving them at a higher risk than other beings for certain illnesses. They are especially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atta (ant)
''Atta'' is a genus of ant, ants of the Neotropical realm belonging to the ant subfamily Myrmicinae. In English often the species are known as leafcutter ants, though that name is shared with members of the genus ''Acromyrmex''. Workers of ''Atta'' ants gather plant material from the ant colony, colony's local area, carry the plant parts into the colony's underground chambers, and there fungus grows on it. All the nest's ants feed on that fungus, not the plant material they collect. Leafcutters don't sting, thus inject no venom, although they are known as strong biters. Life Cycle It's unclear how many species the genus ''Atta'' comprises. GBIF lists over 60 -- though many of those name are regarded as "doubtful" -- while the Catalogue of Life lists only 16. As with all ants, ''Atta'' species undergo complete metamorphosis in which each individual ant hatches from an egg as a larva, the larva grows until it forms a pupa, from which later emerges an adult ant. Among adults le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apterostigma
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other species in Attini who grow Lepiotaceae, some species have begun cultivating Tricholomataceae. History The genus ''Apterostigma'' was described by Gustav Mayr (1865), from winged male and female specimens collected in southern Brazil. It is a New World ant belonging to the Attina Subtribe (fungivorous ants), since they maintain the Ant-Fungus mutualism, where various species belonging to this subfamily use fungi from the Lepiotaceae family. The fungus decomposes the litter (vegetable material collected by the ants, used as a substrate), however, this is not the case of the genus ''Apterostigma'', since it has been found that it cultivates a pterulaceous fungus of the Tricholomataceae family, which is given as a substrate. woody matter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amoimyrmex
''Amoimyrmex'' is a genus of leafcutter ants that occur in southern South America, specifically Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and southern Brazil. All three of its species used to belong in ''Acromyrmex ''Acromyrmex'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. This genus is found in South America and parts of Central America, México and the Caribbean Islands, and contains 33 known species. Commonly known as " leafcutter ants" th ...''. Species *'' Amoimyrmex bruchi'' (Forel, 1912) *'' Amoimyrmex silvestrii'' (Emery, 1905) *'' Amoimyrmex striatus'' (Roger, 1863) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q128839031 Ant genera Hymenoptera of South America Hymenoptera of North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acromyrmex
''Acromyrmex'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. This genus is found in South America and parts of Central America, México and the Caribbean Islands, and contains 33 known species. Commonly known as " leafcutter ants" they comprise one of the two genera of advanced attines within the tribe Attini, along with '' Atta''. Anatomy ''Acromyrmex'' species' hard outer covering, the exoskeleton or cuticle, functions as armour, protection against dangerous solar waves, an attachment base for internal muscles, and to prevent water loss. It is divided into three main parts; the head, thorax, and abdomen. A small segment between the thorax and abdomen, the petiole, is split into two nodes in ''Acromyrmex'' species. The antennae are the most important sense organs ''Acromyrmex'' species possess, and are jointed so the ant can extend them forward to investigate an object. It can retract them back over its head when in a dangerous situation, for example, a fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
