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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Y. HASHIMOTO<br />
Tribe Cataulacini<br />
Genus Cataulacus Smith 1853<br />
Type species: Cataulacus taprobanae, designated by Bingham (1903).<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Smith, F. 1853. Monograph <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> genus Cryp<strong>to</strong>cerus, belonging <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> group Cryp<strong>to</strong>ceridae - family Myrmicidae<br />
- division Hymenoptera Heterogyna. Trans. En<strong>to</strong>mol. Soc. Lond. (2)2(1854): 213-228.<br />
Bol<strong>to</strong>n, B. 1974 A revision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Palaeotropical arboreal <strong>ant</strong> genus Cataulacus F. Smith. Bulletin <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> British<br />
Museum (Natural His<strong>to</strong>ry) (En<strong>to</strong>mology) 30: 1-105<br />
Habitat: Arboreal, nesting in pl<strong>ant</strong> cavities<br />
Tribe Crema<strong>to</strong>gastrini<br />
Genus Crema<strong>to</strong>gaster Lund 1831<br />
Type species: Formica scutellaris, designated by Bingham (1903).<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Lund, P. W. 1831 Lettre sur les habitudes de quelques fourmis du Bresil, adressee a M. Audouin. Ann. Sci. Nat.<br />
23: 113-138.<br />
Habitat: Arboreal, nesting in hollow tree trunks and branches. Some in soil<br />
Biology: Generalized foragers<br />
Tribe Dace<strong>to</strong>nini<br />
Genus Pyramica Roger 1862<br />
Type species: Pyramica gundlachi, by monotypy.<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Roger, J. 1862 Einige neue exotische Ameisen-Gattungen und Arten. Berl. En<strong>to</strong>mol. Z. 6: 233-254.<br />
Bol<strong>to</strong>n, B. 1999 Ant <strong>genera</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tribe Dace<strong>to</strong>nini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal <strong>of</strong> Natural His<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
33: 1639-1689<br />
Habitat: Nesting in leaf litter<br />
Biology: Preda<strong>to</strong>rs, mainly <strong>of</strong> collembolans<br />
Genus Strumigenys Smith 1860<br />
Type species: Strumigenys mandibularis, by monotypy.<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Smith, F. 1860. Descriptions <strong>of</strong> new <strong>genera</strong> and species <strong>of</strong> exotic Hymenoptera. J. En<strong>to</strong>mol. 1: 65-84.<br />
Bol<strong>to</strong>n, B. 1999 Ant <strong>genera</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tribe Dace<strong>to</strong>nini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal <strong>of</strong> Natural His<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
33: 1639-1689<br />
Habitat: Nesting in leaf litter<br />
Biology: Preda<strong>to</strong>rs, mainly <strong>of</strong> collembolans<br />
Tribe Formicoxenini<br />
Genus Cardiocondyla Emery 1869<br />
Type species: Cardiocondyla elegans, by monotypy.<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Emery, C. 1869 Enumerazione dei Formicidi che rinvengonsi nei con<strong>to</strong>rni di Napoli. Ann. Accad. Asp. Nat.<br />
(2)2: 1-26.<br />
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