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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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