Identification guide to the ant genera of Borneo - AntBase.net
Identification guide to the ant genera of Borneo - AntBase.net
Identification guide to the ant genera of Borneo - AntBase.net
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IDENTIFICATION GUIDE TO BORNEAN ANTS<br />
Genus Iridomyrmex Mayr 1862<br />
Type species: Formica detecta, designated by Bingham (1903).<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Mayr, G. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 649-776.<br />
Shattuck, S.O. 1992 Generic revision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>ant</strong> subfamily Dolichoderinae. Sociobiogy 21: 1-181<br />
Habitat: Wide variety <strong>of</strong> habitats, from grasslands <strong>to</strong> lowland rain forests. Nests in soil or in rotten wood<br />
Biology: Generalized foragers, tend homopteras<br />
Genus Loweriella Shattuck 1992<br />
Type species: Loweriella bol<strong>to</strong>ni, by original designation.<br />
Taxonomic References<br />
Shattuck, S. O. 1992. Generic revision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>ant</strong> subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).<br />
Sociobiology 21: 1-181.<br />
Habitat: Leaf litter in rain forests<br />
Note: The single species, Loweriella bol<strong>to</strong>ni, is known from Sarawak and Brunei<br />
Genus Philidris Shattuck 1992<br />
Type species: Formica cordata, by original designation.<br />
Taxonomic References<br />
Shattuck, S. O. 1992. Review <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dolichoderine <strong>ant</strong> genus Iridomyrmex Mayr with descriptions <strong>of</strong> three new<br />
<strong>genera</strong> (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Aust. En<strong>to</strong>mol. Soc. 31: 13-18.<br />
Habitat: Forests<br />
Biology: Generalized foragers, tend homopteras<br />
Genus Tapinoma Foerster 1850<br />
Type species: Tapinoma collina, by monotypy.<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Foerster, A.. 1850. Hymenopterologische Studien. 1. Formicariae. , Aachen. 74 pp.<br />
Shattuck, S.O. 1992 Generic revision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>ant</strong> subfamily Dolichoderinae. Sociobiogy 21: 1-181<br />
Habitat: Wide variety <strong>of</strong> habitats, from grasslands <strong>to</strong> lowland rain forests. Nests in soil or in rotten wood<br />
Biology: Generalized foragers, tend homopteras<br />
Note: One species, T. melanocephalum, is a tramp species widely distributed in tropical regions<br />
Genus Technomyrmex Mayr 1872<br />
Type species: Technomyrmex strenuus, by monotypy.<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Mayr, G. 1872. Formicidae Borneenses collectae a J. Doria et O. Beccari in terri<strong>to</strong>rio Sarawak annis 1865-1867.<br />
Ann. Mus. Civ. S<strong>to</strong>r. Nat. Genova 2: 133-155.<br />
Shattuck, S.O. 1992 Generic revision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>ant</strong> subfamily Dolichoderinae. Sociobiogy 21: 1 181<br />
Habitat: Moist forests. Nests in soil, in branches, or in car<strong>to</strong>n nests under leaves or tree trunks.<br />
Biology: Generalized foragers, tend homopteras<br />
Note: One species, T. albipes, is a tramp species widely distributed in tropical regions<br />
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