''Myrmisaraka'' is a
Malagasy
Malagasy may refer to:
*Someone or something from Madagascar
*Malagasy people
*Malagasy language
*Malagasy Republic
*Related to the culture of Madagascar
See also
*Madagascar (disambiguation)
Madagascar is an island country located off the east ...
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22,0 ...
s in the
subfamily Myrmicinae
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 an ...
. Described in 2014, the genus contains two species.
Species
* ''
Myrmisaraka brevis
''Myrmisaraka'' is a Malagasy genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Described in 2014, the genus contains two species.
Species
* '' Myrmisaraka brevis'' Bolton & Fisher, 2014
* ''Myrmisaraka producta
''Myrmisaraka'' is a Malagasy ...
''
Bolton & Fisher, 2014
* ''
Myrmisaraka producta
''Myrmisaraka'' is a Malagasy genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae
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. ...
''
Bolton & Fisher, 2014
References
Myrmicinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Africa
Insects of Madagascar
Endemic fauna of Madagascar
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