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Ectatomminae
Ectatomminae is a subfamily of ants in the poneromorph subfamilies group containing four extant and three extinct genera in two tribes. The subfamily was created in 2003 when Barry Bolton divided the Ponerinae subfamily into six subfamilies. Genera *Ectatomminae Emery, 1895 **Ectatommini Emery, 1895 *** †'' Canapone'' Dlussky, 1999 *** ''Ectatomma'' Smith, 1858 *** †'' Electroponera'' Wheeler, 1915 *** ''Gnamptogenys'' Roger, 1863 *** †''Pseudectatomma'' Dlussky & Wedman, 2012 *** ''Rhytidoponera'' Mayr, 1862 **Typhlomyrmecini Emery, 1911 *** ''Typhlomyrmex ''Typhlomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae and the sole member of the tribe Typhlomyrmecini. Known from the Neotropics, the genus has a wide distribution. Some species are restricted in range, while for example ''Typhlomyr ...'' Mayr, 1862 References External links * Ant subfamilies Taxa named by Carlo Emery {{ant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ectatomminae
Ectatomminae is a subfamily of ants in the poneromorph subfamilies group containing four extant and three extinct genera in two tribes. The subfamily was created in 2003 when Barry Bolton divided the Ponerinae subfamily into six subfamilies. Genera *Ectatomminae Emery, 1895 **Ectatommini Emery, 1895 *** †'' Canapone'' Dlussky, 1999 *** ''Ectatomma'' Smith, 1858 *** †'' Electroponera'' Wheeler, 1915 *** ''Gnamptogenys'' Roger, 1863 *** †''Pseudectatomma'' Dlussky & Wedman, 2012 *** ''Rhytidoponera'' Mayr, 1862 **Typhlomyrmecini Emery, 1911 *** ''Typhlomyrmex ''Typhlomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae and the sole member of the tribe Typhlomyrmecini. Known from the Neotropics, the genus has a wide distribution. Some species are restricted in range, while for example ''Typhlomyr ...'' Mayr, 1862 References External links * Ant subfamilies Taxa named by Carlo Emery {{ant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ant Subfamilies
Ants (family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera) are the most species-rich of all social insects, with more than 12,000 described species and many others awaiting description. Formicidae is divided into 21 subfamilies, of which 17 contain extant taxa, while four are exclusively fossil. Ants have come to occupy virtually all major terrestrial habitats, with the exception of tundra and cold ever-wet forests. They display a wide range of social behaviors, foraging habits and associations with other organisms, which has generated scientific and public interest. Clades Beginning in the 1990s, molecular (DNA sequence) data have come to play a central role in attempts to reconstruct the ant "tree of life". Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on multiple nuclear genes have yielded robust results that reinforce some preexisting views but overturn others – and suggest that there has been considerable morphological convergence among some ant lineages. Molecular data provide very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudectatomma
''Pseudectatomma'' is an extinct genus of ants in the formicid subfamily Ectatomminae described by from fossils found in Europe. The genus contains two species dating from the Eocene, ''Pseudectatomma eocenica'' and ''Pseudectatomma striatula''. History and classification When described, ''Pseudectatomma'' was known from four fossil insects which are compression-impression fossils preserved in layers of soft sedimentary rock. Along with other well preserved insect fossils, the ''Pseudectatomma'' specimens were collected from layers of the Lutetian Messel pit World Heritage Site. The formation is composed of brown coals, oil shales, and bituminous shale, which preserved numerous insects, fish, birds, reptiles, and terrestrial mammals as a notable lagerstätten. The area is a preserved maar lake which initially formed approximately 47 million years ago as the result of volcanic explosions. At the time of description, the holotype and paratype specimens were preserved in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlomyrmex
''Typhlomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae and the sole member of the tribe Typhlomyrmecini. Known from the Neotropics, the genus has a wide distribution. Some species are restricted in range, while for example ''Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi'' is known from southern Mexico to northern Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th .... Little is known about their biology. The genus 'Typhlomyrmex' means 'blind ant'. All species of this genus contains only blind ants. Species *'' Typhlomyrmex clavicornis'' Emery, 1906 *'' Typhlomyrmex foreli'' Santschi, 1925 *'' Typhlomyrmex major'' Santschi, 1923 *'' Typhlomyrmex meire'' Lacau, Villemant & Delabie, 2004 *'' Typhlomyrmex prolatus'' Brown, 1965 *'' Typhlomyrmex pusillus'' Emery, 1894 *'' Typhlomyrmex roge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhytidoponera Metallica
The green-head ant (''Rhytidoponera metallica''), also known as the green ant or metallic pony ant, is a species of ant that is endemic to Australia. It was described by British entomologist Frederick Smith in 1858 as a member of the genus ''Rhytidoponera'' in the subfamily Ectatomminae. These ants measure between . The queens and workers look similar, differing only in size, with the males being the smallest. They are well known for their distinctive metallic appearance, which varies from green to purple or even reddish-violet. Among the most widespread of all insects in Australia, green-head ants are found in almost every Australian state, but are absent in Tasmania. They have also been introduced in New Zealand, where several populations have been established. This species lives in many habitats, including deserts, forests, woodland and urban areas. They nest underground below logs, stones, twigs, and shrubs, or in decayed wooden stumps, and are sometimes found living in te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ectatomma
''Ectatomma'' is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus contains 17 described extant species and one extinct species. Distribution and habitat ''Ectatomma'' is one of the most common genera in the Neotropical region, with most species being South American in their distribution, but others can be found in Central America as well as sparse populations in the Caribbean. ''Ecatomma'' may be found in rainforests, savannas, dry environments and cultivated areas. Species *'' Ectatomma brunneum'' Smith, 1858 *'' Ectatomma confine'' Mayr, 1870 *'' Ectatomma edentatum'' Roger, 1863 *'' Ectatomma gibbum'' Kugler & Brown, 1982 *'' Ectatomma goninion'' Kugler & Brown, 1982 * †'' Ectatomma gracile'' Emery, 1891 *'' Ectatomma lugens'' Emery, 1894 *'' Ectatomma muticum'' Mayr, 1870 *'' Ectatomma opaciventre'' (Roger, 1861) *''Ectatomma parasiticum'' Feitosa & Fresneau, 2008 *'' Ectatomma permagnum'' Forel, 1908 *'' Ectatomma planidens'' Borgmeier, 1939 *'' Ect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnamptogenys
''Gnamptogenys'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus has a wide distribution. It is known to occur in the Nearctic, Neotropic, Indomalayan and Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua New Guinea and ...s. Species *'' Gnamptogenys acuminata'' (Emery, 1896) *'' Gnamptogenys acuta'' (Brown, 1956) *'' Gnamptogenys albiclava'' (Mann, 1919) *'' Gnamptogenys alfaroi'' (Emery, 1894) *'' Gnamptogenys ammophila'' Lattke, 1990 *'' Gnamptogenys andersoni'' Lattke, Fernández, Arias-Penna, Palacio, MacKay & MacKay, 2008 *'' Gnamptogenys andina'' Lattke, 1995 *'' Gnamptogenys annulata'' (Mayr, 1887) *'' Gnamptogenys arcuata'' (Santschi, 1929) *'' Gnamptogenys aspera'' Morgan, Mackay & Pacheco, 2003 *'' Gnamptogenys aterrima'' (Mann, 1921) *'' Gnamptogenys atra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poneromorph Subfamilies
In ants, the traditional subfamily Ponerinae has been subdivided into several Poneromorph subfamilies, with several former tribes now elevated to subfamily rank. According to this analysis, some ponerine groups may be more closely related to other subfamilies than to each other. The subfamilies of "poneromorph" Ant, Formicidae include: *Amblyoponinae *Ectatomminae (apparently related to the widely distributed and highly diverse Myrmicinae) *Heteroponerinae *Paraponerinae *Ponerinae (in a much more restricted sense) *Proceratiinae. Long considered primitive on the basis of retention of a typical hymenopteran Stinger, sting and pupae in Pupa#Cocoon, cocoons, some groups among the poneromorphs exhibit considerable specialization in predatory habits and mandibular form. These two evolutionary developments are often, but not necessarily, seen in association: elongated mandibles with modified teeth for handling large and potentially toxic prey in ''Amblyopone'' and ''Thaumatomyrmex'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhytidoponera
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit. Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamergates. All known queenless species of ''Rhytidoponera'' are polygynous. Species *''Rhytidoponera abdominalis'' Viehmeyer, 1912 *'' Rhytidoponera acanthoponeroides'' Viehmeyer, 1924 *'' Rhytidoponera aciculata'' (Smith, 1858) *'' Rhytidoponera aenescens'' Emery, 1900 *''Rhytidoponera anceps'' Emery, 1898 *'' Rhytidoponera aquila'' Ward, 1984 *'' Rhytidoponera araneoides'' (Le Guillou, 1842) *''Rhytidoponera arborea'' Ward, 1984 *'' Rhytidoponera aspera'' (Roger, 1860) *''Rhytidoponera atropurpurea'' Emery, 1914 *''Rhytidoponera aurata'' (Roger, 1861) *''Rhytidoponera barnardi'' Clark, 1936 *''Rhytidoponera barretti'' Clark, 1941 *''Rhytidoponera borealis'' Crawley, 1918 *''Rhytidoponera carinata'' Clark, 1936 *''Rhytidoponera celtinodis'' Wils ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponerinae
Ponerinae is a subfamily of ants in the Poneromorph subfamilies group, with about 1,600 species in 47 extant genera, including ''Dinoponera gigantea'' - one of the world's largest species of ant. Mated workers have replaced the queen as the functional egg-layers in several species of ponerine ants. In such queenless species, the reproductive status of workers can only be determined through ovarian dissections. Description and identification They are most easily identified from other subfamilies by possessing a single-node petiole with a constriction before the second gastral segment. They are rare examples of stinging ants. In addition to the sting, they can also be characterized by a single segmented petiole and the constriction of the first and second segment of the gaster. They can also be identified by the shape of their head. Female workers have twelve segmented antennae, whereas male workers have 13 segmented antennae. Behavior These ants typically nest in soil, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Bolton
Barry Bolton is an English myrmecologist, an expert on the classification, systematics, and taxonomy of ants, who long worked at the Natural History Museum, London. He is known especially for monographs on African and Asian ants, and for encyclopaedic global works, including the ''Identification Guide to Ant Genera'' (1994), ''A New General Catalogue of Ants of the World'' (1995, updated in 2007), ''Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae'' (2003), and ''Bolton's Catalogue of Ants of the World: 1758-2005'' (2007). Now retired, Bolton is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and Myrmecologist, Biodiversity Division, Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, London. Recognition At least 21 species of ants are named in Bolton's honour: * '' Anochetus boltoni'' * '' Anomalomyrma boltoni'' * '' Cataulacus boltoni'' * '' Chimaeridris boltoni'' * '' Cryptomyrmex boltoni'' * '' Daceton boltoni'' * '' Leptanilla boltoni'' * '' Loweriella boltoni'' * '' Meranoplus bolto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Emery
Carlo Emery (25 October 1848, Naples – 11 May 1925) was an Italian entomologist. He is remembered for Emery's rule, which states that insect social parasitism (biology), social parasites are often closely related to their hosts. Early in his career Carlo Emery pursued a course in general medicine, and in 1872 narrowed his interests to ophthalmology. In 1878 he was appointed Professor of Zoology at the University of Cagliari, remaining there for several years until 1881 when he took up an appointment at the University of Bologna as Professor of Zoology, remaining there for thirty-five years until his death. Emery specialised in Hymenoptera, but his early work was on Coleoptera. Prior to 1869, his earliest works were a textbook of general zoology and papers on fishes and molluscs. From 1869 to 1925 he devoted himself almost entirely to the study of ants. Emery published extensively between 1869 and 1926 describing 130 genera and 1057 species mainly in Philogène Auguste Gali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
