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 Meranoplini<br />
Genus Meranoplus Smith 1853<br />
Type species: Cryp<strong>to</strong>cerus bicolor, designated by Bingham (1903).<br />
Taxonomic References<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 />
Habitat: Nesting in <strong>the</strong> ground<br />
Biology: Scavengers (some specialize on seeds)<br />
Tribe Metaponini<br />
Genus Liomyrmex Mayr 1865<br />
Type species: Myrmica caeca.<br />
Taxonomic References<br />
Mayr, G.. 1865 Reise der Oesterreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859, unter<br />
den befehlen des Commodore B. von Wuellers<strong>to</strong>rf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Formicidae., Vienna. 119 pp.<br />
Ettershank, G. 1966 A generic revision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world Myrmicinae related <strong>to</strong> Solenopsis and Pheidologe<strong>to</strong>n.<br />
Australian Journal <strong>of</strong> Zoology 14: 73-171<br />
Riga<strong>to</strong>, F. & B. Bol<strong>to</strong>n 2001 The <strong>ant</strong> genus Liomyrmex: a review (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Boll Soc. en<strong>to</strong>mol.<br />
ital., 133(3):247-256.<br />
Habitat: Nesting under bark, or in rotten woods<br />
Genus Metapone Forel 1911<br />
Type species: Metapone greeni, by monotypy.<br />
Taxonomic References<br />
Forel, A. 1911 Sur le genre Metapone n.g. nouveau groupe des formicides et sur quelques autres formes nouvelles.<br />
Rev. Suisse Zool. 19: 445-459.<br />
Habitat: Nesting in hollow twings, or in rotten woods<br />
Biology: Preda<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>of</strong> termites<br />
Genus Vollenhovia Mayr 1865<br />
Type species: Vollenhovia puncta<strong>to</strong>striata, by monotypy.<br />
Taxonomic References<br />
Mayr, G.. 1865 Reise der Oesterreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859, unter<br />
den befehlen des Commodore B. von Wuellers<strong>to</strong>rf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Formicidae. , Vienna. 119 pp.<br />
Habitat: Many nesting under bark in logs<br />
Biology: Preda<strong>to</strong>rs (<strong>of</strong> termites)<br />
Tribe Myrmecinini<br />
Genus Myrmecina Curtis 1829<br />
Type species: Myrmecina latreillii, by monotypy.<br />
Taxonomic References<br />
Curtis, J. 1829 British en<strong>to</strong>mology; being illustrations and descriptions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>genera</strong> <strong>of</strong> insects found in Great<br />
Britain and Ireland. Vol. 6:242-288. , London.<br />
Habitat: Nesting in soil<br />
Biology: Preda<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>of</strong> mites<br />
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