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 Plagiolepis Mayr 1861<br />
Type species: Formica pygmaea, by monotypy.<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Mayr, G. 1861. Die Europäschen Formiciden. (Ameisen.), Vienna. 80 pp.<br />
Biology: Generalized foragers<br />
Genus Anomalomyrma Taylor 1990, in Bol<strong>to</strong>n 1990<br />
Subfamily LEPTANILLINAE<br />
Tribe Anomalomyrmini<br />
Type species: Anomalomyrma taylori Bol<strong>to</strong>n, by original designation.<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Bol<strong>to</strong>n, B. 1990. The higher classification <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>ant</strong> subfamily Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).<br />
Syst. En<strong>to</strong>mol. 15: 267-282.<br />
Habitat: Nesting in soil<br />
Biology: Cryptic predaters<br />
Genus Protanilla Taylor 1990, in Bol<strong>to</strong>n 1990<br />
Type species: Protanilla rafflesi, by original designation.<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Bol<strong>to</strong>n, B. 1990 The higher classification <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>ant</strong> subfamily Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).<br />
Syst. En<strong>to</strong>mol. 15: 267-282.<br />
Habitat: Nesting in soil or in rotten wood<br />
Biology: Cryptic preda<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
Tribe Leptanillini<br />
Genus Leptanilla Emery 1870<br />
Type species: Leptanilla revelierii, by monotypy.<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Emery, C. 1870. Studi mirmecologici. Boll. Soc. En<strong>to</strong>mol. Ital. 2: 193-201.<br />
Baroni Urbani, C. 1977. Materiali per una revisione della sot<strong>to</strong>famiglia Leptanillinae Emery. En<strong>to</strong>mologica<br />
Basiliensia 2: 427-488<br />
Habitat: in soil<br />
Biology: Cryptic mass preda<strong>to</strong>rs (<strong>of</strong> centipedes)<br />
Genus Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf 1961<br />
Subfamily MYRMICINAE<br />
Tribe Basicerotini<br />
Type species: Rhopalothrix bolaui, by original designation.<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Brown, W. L. and W. W. Kempf. 1961 The type species <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>ant</strong> genus Eurhopalothrix. Psyche 67: 44.<br />
Taylor, R.W. 1968 Notes on <strong>the</strong> Indo-Australian basicerotine <strong>ant</strong>s. Australian Journal <strong>of</strong> Zoology 16: 333-348<br />
Habitat: Nesting in leaf litter<br />
Biology: Preda<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
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