''Myrmicaria'' is an

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 ...

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within the

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 names with "-oideae", and zo ...

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 ...

Description

''Myrmicaria'' can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on the gaster, and an antenna with seven segments.

Biochemistry

Myrmicarin 430A, a heptacyclic alkaloid, was isolated from the poison glands of African ''Myrmicaria''. The structure of its carbon skeleton was previously unknown.Schröder, F.; Baumann, H.; Kaib, M. & Sinnwell, V. (1996): Myrmicarin 430A: a new heptacyclic alkaloid from ''Myrmicaria'' ants. ''Chem. Commun.'' 1996: 2139-2140.

Species

* '' Myrmicaria anomala'' Arnold, 1960 * '' Myrmicaria arachnoides'' (Smith, 1857) * '' Myrmicaria arnoldi'' Santschi, 1925 * '' Myrmicaria basutorum'' Arnold, 1960 * '' Myrmicaria baumi'' Forel, 1901 * '' Myrmicaria birmana'' Forel, 1902 * '' Myrmicaria brunnea'' Saunders, 1842 * '' Myrmicaria carinata'' (Smith, 1857) * '' Myrmicaria castanea'' Crawley, 1924 * '' Myrmicaria distincta'' Santschi, 1925 * '' Myrmicaria exigua'' Andre, 1890 * '' Myrmicaria faurei'' Arnold, 1947 * '' Myrmicaria fodica'' (Jerdon, 1851) * '' Myrmicaria foreli'' Santschi, 1925 * '' Myrmicaria fumata'' Santschi, 1916 * '' Myrmicaria fusca'' Stitz, 1911 * '' Myrmicaria irregularis'' Santschi, 1925 * '' Myrmicaria laevior'' Forel, 1910 * '' Myrmicaria lutea'' Emery, 1900 * '' Myrmicaria melanogaster'' Emery, 1900 * '' Myrmicaria natalensis'' (Smith, 1858) * '' Myrmicaria nigra'' (Mayr, 1862) * '' Myrmicaria opaciventris'' Emery, 1893 * '' Myrmicaria reichenspergeri'' Santschi, 1925 * '' Myrmicaria rhodesiae'' Arnold, 1958 * '' Myrmicaria rugosa'' (Smith, 1860) * '' Myrmicaria rustica'' Santschi, 1925 * '' Myrmicaria salambo'' Wheeler, 1922 * '' Myrmicaria striata'' Stitz, 1911 * '' Myrmicaria striatula'' Santschi, 1925 * '' Myrmicaria tigreensis'' (Guerin-Meneville, 1849) * '' Myrmicaria vidua'' Smith, 1858

References

External links

* Myrmicinae Ant genera Taxa named by William Wilson Saunders {{myrmicinae-stub