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 />
der Schweizerischen En<strong>to</strong>mologischen Gesellschaft 48: 295-310<br />
Habitat: Nesting in soil<br />
Biology: Preda<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Genus Harpegnathos Jerdon 1851<br />
Type species: Harpegnathos salta<strong>to</strong>r, by monotypy.<br />
Taxonomic References<br />
Jerdon, T. C. 1851 A catalogue <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> species <strong>of</strong> <strong>ant</strong>s found in sou<strong>the</strong>rn India. Madras J. Lit. Sci. 17: 103-127.<br />
Habitat: Nesting in soil<br />
Biology: Preda<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Genus Hypoponera S<strong>ant</strong>schi 1938<br />
Type species: Ponera abeillei, by original designation.<br />
Taxonomic References<br />
S<strong>ant</strong>schi, F. 1938 Notes sur quelques Ponera. Bull. Soc. En<strong>to</strong>mol. France 43: 78-80.<br />
Habitat: Nesting in soil, in rotten wood, in leaf litter.<br />
Biology: Cryptic preda<strong>to</strong>rs (some specialist preda<strong>to</strong>r on Collembola).<br />
Genus Lep<strong>to</strong>genys Roger 1861<br />
Type species: Lep<strong>to</strong>genys falcigera, designated by Bingham (1903).<br />
Taxonomic References<br />
Roger, J. 1861 Die Ponera-artigen Ameisen. (Schluss.) Berl. En<strong>to</strong>mol. Z. 5: 1-54.<br />
Habitat: Nesting in soil, in rotten wood, in leaf litter.<br />
Biology: Mass foraging preda<strong>to</strong>r (some having army <strong>ant</strong> like habit)<br />
Genus Myopias Roger 1861<br />
Type species: Myopias amblyops, by monotypy.<br />
Taxonomic References<br />
Roger, J. 1861 Die Ponera-artigen Ameisen. (Schluss.) Berl. En<strong>to</strong>mol. Z. 5: 1-54<br />
Habitat: Nesting in soil, or in rotten wood<br />
Biology: Preda<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Genus Odon<strong>to</strong>machus Latreille 1804<br />
Type species: Formica haema<strong>to</strong>da, by monotypy.<br />
Taxonomic References<br />
Latreille, P. A. 1804 Tableau methodique des insectes. Classe huitieme. Insectes, Insecta. Nouveau Dictionnaire<br />
d'His<strong>to</strong>ire Naturelle 24: 129-200.<br />
Brown, W.L., Jr. 1976 Contributions <strong>to</strong>ward a reclassification <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Formicidae. Part 6. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini,<br />
subtribe Odon<strong>to</strong>machiti. Section A. Introduction, subtribal characters, genus Odon<strong>to</strong>machus.Studia En<strong>to</strong>mologica<br />
(N.S.) 19: 67-171<br />
Habitat: Nesting in soil, or in rotten wood on <strong>the</strong> ground.<br />
Biology: Preda<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Part 3 - COLLECTING, HANDLING, IDENTIFICATION AND STORAGE FOR SELECTED GROUPS<br />
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