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Aenictinae
Dorylinae is an ant subfamily, with distributions in both the Old World and New World. Brady ''et al.'' (2014) synonymized the previous dorylomorph subfamilies (Aenictinae, Aenictogitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Ecitoninae, and Leptanilloidinae) under Dorylinae., while Borowiec (2016) reviewed and revised the genera, resurrecting many genera which had previously been merged. Dorylinae genera are suggested to have evolved sometime between , subsequently undergoing rapid adaptive radiation events during their early history. Genera *''Acanthostichus'' Mayr, 1887 *''Aenictogiton'' Emery, 1901 *''Aenictus'' Shuckard, 1840 *''Cerapachys'' Smith, 1857 *'' Cheliomyrmex'' Mayr, 1870 *''Chrysapace'' Crawley, 1924 *''Cylindromyrmex'' Mayr, 1870 *''Dorylus'' Fabricius, 1793 *'' Eburopone'' Borowiec, 2016 *''Eciton'' Latreille, 1804 *''Eusphinctus'' Emery, 1893 *''Labidus'' Jurine, 1807 *''Leptanilloides'' Mann, 1923 *''Lioponera'' Mayr, 1879 *'' Lividopone'' Bolton & Fisher, 2016 *''Neivamyrmex' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aenictus
''Aenictus'' is a large army ant genus distributed in the Old World tropics and subtropics. It contains about 181 species, making it one of the larger ant genera of the world. Biology and distribution The genus presently has 181 species, distributed through the East Mediterranean, Afrotropical, Oriental, Indo-Australian, and Australian regions.Brown WL Jr. (2000) Diversity of ants. In: Agosti et al. (Eds) Ants. standard methods for measuring and monitoring biodiversity. Biological diversity hand book series. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London, 280 pp. Most of the species are tropical, with terrestrial habitats, foraging in soil, leaf litter, most of the Southeast Asian species forage on the ground, and some on trees and hunting other ant species and termites. Most species of the genus are specialized predators of other ants, especially of immature stages.Gotwald WH (1995) Army ants: the Biology of Social Predation. Cornell University Press, New York, 320 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aenictogiton
''Aenictogiton'' is a genus of ants, comprising seven rarely collected species. All of the species are known only from males from Central Africa, and show a morphological and phylogenetic affinity to the army ant genus ''Dorylus''. The dorylomorph ants include six subfamilies– Aenictogitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Leptanilloidinae, and the three army ant subfamilies Aenictinae, Dorylinae and Ecitoninae. Origin Army ants predominantly reside in tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Indo‐Australia, however, a few species range into more temperate regions. The Ecitoninae all reside in the New World with an exception to two army ant subfamilies that are located in the Old World. Most of the species are located in Oriental and Indo‐Australian regions and a small variety in the Afrotropical region. Behavioral and Reproductive Traits All species within the three army ant subfamilies have similar behavioral and reproductive traits such as, obligate coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorylus Gribodoi
''Dorylus gribodoi'' is a West African species of army ants in the genus ''Dorylus''. Habitat and distribution The species occurs in West Africa, from Guinea and Liberia to Cameroon. It is restricted to humid habitats such as rainforest and gallery forest in mixed savanna–forest landscapes and occurs at least up to 1600 m above sea level. Biology Raids are conducted in the leaf-litter stratum. Workers retreat in tunnels when disturbed or exposed to sun. Limited observations indicate that the species seems to prey almost exclusively on earthworms, but this information has to be viewed with caution since variation in prey composition can be considerable in other ''Dorylus'' species. Chimpanzees are known to feed on ''D. gribodoi'' at two sites (Bossou in Guinea and Taï in Ivory Coast); they either use sticks to "dip" for ant workers at trails or nests or open nests and take brood and workers with their hands. Nests are much less conspicuous than those of driver ant species an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labidus
''Labidus'' is a genus of New World army ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. The genus is known from the United States to Argentina. Species *''Labidus auropubens'' (Santschi, 1920) *'' Labidus coecus'' (Latreille, 1802) *''Labidus curvipes'' (Emery, 1900) *''Labidus mars'' (Forel, 1912) *''Labidus praedator'' (Smith, 1858) *''Labidus spininodis'' (Emery, 1890) *''Labidus truncatidens ''Labidus'' is a genus of New World army ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. The genus is known from the United States to Argentina. Species *'' Labidus auropubens'' (Santschi, 1920) *'' Labidus coecus'' (Latreille, 1802) *'' Labidus curvipes'' ( ...'' (Santschi, 1920) References External links * Dorylinae Ant genera Hymenoptera of North America Hymenoptera of South America {{ant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syscia
''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe .... ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later placed as a ''Cerapachys'' subgenus by Wheeler (1902) and then junior synonym of ''Cerapachys'' by Kempf (1972). ''Syscia'' was resurrected as a valid genus by Borowiec (2016) during redescription of the doryline genera. Species *'' Syscia amblyogyna'' *'' Syscia atitlana'' *'' Syscia augustae'' *'' Syscia austrella'' *'' Syscia benevidesae'' *'' Syscia borowieci'' *'' Syscia boudinoti'' *'' Syscia brachyptera'' *'' Syscia chaladthanyakiji'' *'' Syscia chiapaneca'' *'' Syscia disjunct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphinctomyrmex
''Sphinctomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. The genus is a tropical and distinctive group, originally described by Mayr based on a single gyne collected in Brazil. Morphologically, the genus is characterized by the unique arrangement of the gastric The stomach is a muscular, hollow organ in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates. The stomach has a dilated structure and functions as a vital organ in the digestive system. The stomach i ... segments, which are nearly equal in length and separated from each other by distinct constrictions. Very little is known on the natural history of ''Sphinctomyrmex''. The few observations so far suggest that ants of this genus are nomadic predators of other ants. The genus '' Zasphinctus'' and approximately 20 species were formerly included, but were split out during revision of the Dorylinae genera by Borowiec (2016). Species * '' Sphinctomyrmex marcoyi'' * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simopone
''Simopone'' is a genus of predominantly arboreal ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. The genus is widely distributed in the Old World tropics, with the majority of species in Madagascar and sub-Saharan Africa. Taxonomy The genus was first described by Forel (1891), based on a ''Simopone grandidier'' specimen. Brown (1975) revised the genus and recognized 13 species altogether. The number of species was raised to 15 by Kutter (1976, 1977) and to 38 by Bolton & Fisher (2012). Bolton & Fisher considered one of the African species described by Brown (1975), '' S. conciliatrix'', so different from all the others in the genus that it is transferred to its own monotypic genus, ''Vicinopone''. Description ''Simopone'' species are almost entirely arboreal, but on occasion foraging workers are found on the ground or in rotten logs. Prey records are extremely sparse for this genus, consisting only of ''Crematogaster'' brood by ''S. vepres'', and the brood of '' Terataner'' by ''S. sicaria'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Procerapachys
''Procerapachys'' is an extinct genus of ants which existed 37 to 42 million years ago. A member of the subfamily Dorylinae of the family Formicidae, ''Procerapachys'' was first described by American entomologist William Morton Wheeler William Morton Wheeler (March 19, 1865 – April 19, 1937) was an American entomologist, myrmecologist and Harvard professor. Biography Early life and education William Morton Wheeler was born on March 19, 1865, to parents Julius Morton Wheel ... in 1915. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q28431687 Dorylinae Fossil ant genera Eocene insects Fossil taxa described in 1915 Fossil taxa described in 2009 † Eocene genus first appearances Prehistoric insects of Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parasyscia
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ... bioregions. ''Parasyscia'' was described by Emery (1882), moved to a subgenus of ''Cerapachys'' by Forel (1892) and finally placed as a junior synonym of ''Cerapachys'' by Kempf (1972). ''Parasyscia'' was resurrected as a valid genus by Borowiec (2016) during redescription of the doryline genera. Species *'' Parasyscia afer'' *'' Parasyscia aitkenii'' *'' Parasyscia arnoldi'' *'' Parasyscia browni'' *'' Parasyscia bryanti'' *'' Parasyscia centurio'' *'' Parasyscia conservata'' *'' Parasyscia cribrinodis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ooceraea
''Ooceraea'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 16 described species. The genus is distributed across the Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Neotropical, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Ooceraea'' was described by Roger (1862) and later placed as a junior synonym of ''Cerapachys'' by Brown (1973). ''Ooceraea'' was resurrected as a valid genus by Borowiec (2016) during redescription of the doryline genera. Species *'' Ooceraea alii'' *'' Ooceraea australis'' *'' Ooceraea besucheti'' *''Ooceraea biroi ''Ooceraea biroi'', the clonal raider ant, is a queenless clonal ant in the genus ''Ooceraea'' (recently transferred from the genus '' Cerapachys''). Native to the Asian mainland, this species has become invasive on tropical and subtropical islan ...'' *'' Ooceraea coeca'' *'' Ooceraea crypta'' *'' Ooceraea decamera'' *'' Ooceraea fragosa'' *'' Ooceraea fuscior'' *'' Ooceraea guizhouensis'' *'' Ooceraea joshii'' *'' Ooceraea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomamyrmex
''Nomamyrmex'' is a genus of army ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. Its two species are distributed in the Neotropics: ''Nomamyrmex esenbeckii'' is known from southern United States to northern Argentina, and ''Nomamyrmex hartigii'' is known from Mexico to southern Brazil. ''Nomamyrmex esenbeckii'' is the only known predator of mature colonies of ''Atta'' leaf-cutter ants. Species *''Nomamyrmex esenbeckii ''Nomamyrmex'' is a genus of army ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. Its two species are distributed in the Neotropics: ''Nomamyrmex esenbeckii'' is known from southern United States to northern Argentina, and ''Nomamyrmex hartigii'' is known fro ...'' (Westwood, 1842) *'' Nomamyrmex hartigii'' (Westwood, 1842) References External links * Dorylinae Ant genera Hymenoptera of North America Hymenoptera of South America {{ant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neocerapachys
''Neocerapachys'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ... Dorylinae containing 2 described species. The genus is distributed across the Neotropical bioregion in central and South America. ''Neocerapachys'' was described by Borowiec (2016) during redescription of the doryline genera. Species Species: *'' Neocerapachys neotropicus'' *'' Neocerapachys splendens'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q28733266 Ant genera Ants Dorylinae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
