''Mayriella'' is an

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genus of

ant Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...

s in the subfamily

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. Colonies in this genus are very small, typically consisting of 50 - 100 individuals.Shattuck, S.O. & Barnett, N.J. 2007. Revision of the ant genus ''Mayriella'' (pp. 437-458). In Snelling, R.R., Fisher, B.L. & Ward, P.S. (eds). Advances in ant systematics: homage to

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– 50 years of contributions. ''Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute'' 80:690 pp. Mayriella is classified in the genus of Hymenoptera in the family ants. They are diurnal

Biology

Species of this genus are encountered in moist forested areas, where most specimens have been found in wet regions, while some species have been found in dry

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areas, although this is usually uncommon. Colonies only consist of 50 - 100 individuals, and nests are found in soil, typically under stones or around a small mound that contains an entrance. Ants of this genus contain stings.

Species

*'' Mayriella abstinens'' Forel, 1902 *'' Mayriella ebbei'' Shattuck & Barnett, 2007 *'' Mayriella granulata'' Dlussky & Radchenko, 1990 *'' Mayriella occidua'' Shattuck, 2007 *'' Mayriella overbecki'' Viehmeyer, 1925 *'' Mayriella sharpi'' Shattuck & Barnett, 2007 *'' Mayriella spinosior'' Wheeler, W.M., 1935 *'' Mayriella transfuga'' Baroni Urbani, 1977 *'' Mayriella warchalowskii'' Borowiec, 2007

References

External links

* Myrmicinae Ant genera Taxa named by Auguste Forel {{myrmicinae-stub