''Philidris'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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
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 ...
Dolichoderinae
Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (''Linepithema humile''), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and the cone ant. The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the wor ...
.
The genus is known from tropical forests from eastern
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
to northern
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
. It is similar to the genus ''
Iridomyrmex
''Iridomyrmex'' is a genus of ants called rainbow ants (referring to their blue-green iridescent sheen) first described by Austrian entomologist Gustav Mayr in 1862. He placed the genus in the subfamily Dolichoderinae of the family Formicida ...
'', from where the
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
was transferred from by Shattuck (1992).
Species
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Philidris brunnea''
(Donisthorpe, 1949)
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Philidris cordata
''Philidris cordata'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Philidris''. Described by Smith in 1859, the species is endemic to Indonesia and New Guinea. This species is a frequent inhabitant of the ant plant genera: ''Myrmecodia'' and ''Hydnophytu ...
''
(Smith, 1859)
*''
Philidris cruda''
(Smith, 1860)
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Philidris jiugongshanensis''
Wang & Wu, 2007
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Philidris laevigata''
(Emery, 1895)
*''
Philidris myrmecodiae''
(Emery, 1887)
*''
Philidris nagasau
''Philidris nagasau'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Philidris''. Described by William M. Mann in 1921, the species is endemic to Fiji.
''Philidris nagasau'' makes its living by planting seeds of epiphytes such as '' Squamellaria'' in the ...
''
(Mann, 1921)
*''
Philidris notiala''
Zhou & Zheng, 1998
*''
Philidris pubescens''
(Donisthorpe, 1949)
References
External links
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Phildrison AntWiki
Dolichoderinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Asia
Hymenoptera of Australia
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