Dacetinops

	Dacetinops ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson Wilson may refer to: People * Wilson (name) List of people with given name Wilson List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender * Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Ro ... near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dacetinops Wilsoni ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson Wilson may refer to: People * Wilson (name) List of people with given name Wilson List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender * Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Ro ... near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dacetinops Solivagus ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, where they remained until recognized by Taylor (1985). Species '' Dacetinops cibdelus'' Brown & Wilson, 1957 '' Dacetinops cirrosus'' Taylor, 1985 '' Dacetinops concinnus'' Taylor, 1965 '' Dacetinops darlingtoni'' Taylor, 1985 '' Dacetinop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dacetinops Ignotus ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, where they remained until recognized by Taylor (1985). Species '' Dacetinops cibdelus'' Brown & Wilson, 1957 '' Dacetinops cirrosus'' Taylor, 1985 '' Dacetinops concinnus'' Taylor, 1965 '' Dacetinops darlingtoni'' Taylor, 1985 '' Dacetinop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dacetinops Darlingtoni ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, where they remained until recognized by Taylor (1985). Species '' Dacetinops cibdelus'' Brown & Wilson, 1957 '' Dacetinops cirrosus'' Taylor, 1985 '' Dacetinops concinnus'' Taylor, 1965 '' Dacetinops darlingtoni'' Taylor, 1985 ''Dacetinops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dacetinops Concinnus ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, where they remained until recognized by Taylor (1985). Species '' Dacetinops cibdelus'' Brown & Wilson, 1957 '' Dacetinops cirrosus'' Taylor, 1985 '' Dacetinops concinnus'' Taylor, 1965 ''Dacetinops darlingtoni'' Taylor, 1985 ''Dacetinops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dacetinops Cirrosus ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, where they remained until recognized by Taylor (1985). Species '' Dacetinops cibdelus'' Brown & Wilson, 1957 '' Dacetinops cirrosus'' Taylor, 1985 ''Dacetinops concinnus'' Taylor, 1965 ''Dacetinops darlingtoni'' Taylor, 1985 ''Dacetinops i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dacetinops Cibdelus ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, where they remained until recognized by Taylor (1985). Species '' Dacetinops cibdelus'' Brown & Wilson, 1957 ''Dacetinops cirrosus'' Taylor, 1985 ''Dacetinops concinnus'' Taylor, 1965 ''Dacetinops darlingtoni'' Taylor, 1985 ''Dacetinops ig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Myrmicinae Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and in soil, rotting wood, under stones, or in trees.Goulet, H & Huber, JT (eds.) (1993) Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families. Agriculture Canada. p. 224 Identification Myrmicine worker ants have a distinct postpetiole, i.e., abdominal segment III is notably smaller than segment IV and set off from it by a well-developed constriction; the pronotum is inflexibly fused to the rest of the mesosoma, such that the promesonotal suture is weakly impressed or absent, and a functional sting is usually present. The clypeus is well-developed; as a result, the antennal sockets are well separated from the anterior margin of the head. Most myrmicine genera possess well-developed eyes and frontal lobes that partly conceal the an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Crematogastrini Crematogastrini is a tribe of myrmicine ants Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22,00 ... with 64 genera and 8 fossil genera. Genera References Myrmicinae Ant tribes {{myrmicinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Dealate Alate (Latin ''ālātus'', from ''āla'' (“wing”)) is an adjective and noun used in entomology and botany to refer to something that has wings or winglike structures. In entomology In entomology, "alate" usually refers to the winged form of a social insect, especially ants or termites, though can also be applied to aphids and some thrips. An alate is a winged reproductive caste from a social insect colony in its winged form. Alate females are typically those destined to become gynes (queens), whereas alate males are occasionally referred to as "drones" (or "kings", in the case of termites). Their common behavioural function is starting a new colony, to expand their mother colonies etc. Colonies of termites and ants produce alates. It is a flight-based form of reproductive technique. In a termite colony, alates (winged males and winged females) disperse in a specific period or a month. Male and female pair to each other during flight, shed their wings, and start a new colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	AntWeb AntWeb is the leading online database on ants: storing specimens images and records, and natural history information, and documenting over 490,000 specimens across over 35,000 taxa In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular nam ... of ants in its open source and community driven repository . It was set up by Brian L. Fisher in 2002, and cost US$30,000 dollars to build. References External links Website Entomological databases Myrmecology {{Database-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Dacetinops ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson Wilson may refer to: People * Wilson (name) List of people with given name Wilson List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender * Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Ro ... near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dacetinops Wilsoni ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson Wilson may refer to: People * Wilson (name) List of people with given name Wilson List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender * Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Ro ... near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dacetinops Solivagus ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, where they remained until recognized by Taylor (1985). Species '' Dacetinops cibdelus'' Brown & Wilson, 1957 '' Dacetinops cirrosus'' Taylor, 1985 '' Dacetinops concinnus'' Taylor, 1965 '' Dacetinops darlingtoni'' Taylor, 1985 '' Dacetinop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dacetinops Ignotus ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, where they remained until recognized by Taylor (1985). Species '' Dacetinops cibdelus'' Brown & Wilson, 1957 '' Dacetinops cirrosus'' Taylor, 1985 '' Dacetinops concinnus'' Taylor, 1965 '' Dacetinops darlingtoni'' Taylor, 1985 '' Dacetinop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dacetinops Darlingtoni ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, where they remained until recognized by Taylor (1985). Species '' Dacetinops cibdelus'' Brown & Wilson, 1957 '' Dacetinops cirrosus'' Taylor, 1985 '' Dacetinops concinnus'' Taylor, 1965 '' Dacetinops darlingtoni'' Taylor, 1985 ''Dacetinops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dacetinops Concinnus ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, where they remained until recognized by Taylor (1985). Species '' Dacetinops cibdelus'' Brown & Wilson, 1957 '' Dacetinops cirrosus'' Taylor, 1985 '' Dacetinops concinnus'' Taylor, 1965 ''Dacetinops darlingtoni'' Taylor, 1985 ''Dacetinops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dacetinops Cirrosus ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, where they remained until recognized by Taylor (1985). Species '' Dacetinops cibdelus'' Brown & Wilson, 1957 '' Dacetinops cirrosus'' Taylor, 1985 ''Dacetinops concinnus'' Taylor, 1965 ''Dacetinops darlingtoni'' Taylor, 1985 ''Dacetinops i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dacetinops Cibdelus ''Dacetinops'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its seven species are known from Borneo (''D. cirrosus'', ''D. concinnus'', ''D. solivagus'' and ''D. wilsoni''), and Papua New Guinea (''D. cibdelus'', ''D. darlingtonl'' and ''D. ignotus''). One species, ''D. cirrosus'', is known also from Terengganu and Johor, West Malaysia. The genus was first described with the type species ''D. cibdelus'' by Brown & Wilson (1957), based on workers, dealate queens and larvae collected by Wilson near Lae, Papua New Guinea. Ants of the genus had previously been collected 50 years earlier in the Astrolabe Bay area, Papua New Guinea, but the specimen were placed unsorted in the collections of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, where they remained until recognized by Taylor (1985). Species '' Dacetinops cibdelus'' Brown & Wilson, 1957 ''Dacetinops cirrosus'' Taylor, 1985 ''Dacetinops concinnus'' Taylor, 1965 ''Dacetinops darlingtoni'' Taylor, 1985 ''Dacetinops ig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Myrmicinae Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and in soil, rotting wood, under stones, or in trees.Goulet, H & Huber, JT (eds.) (1993) Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families. Agriculture Canada. p. 224 Identification Myrmicine worker ants have a distinct postpetiole, i.e., abdominal segment III is notably smaller than segment IV and set off from it by a well-developed constriction; the pronotum is inflexibly fused to the rest of the mesosoma, such that the promesonotal suture is weakly impressed or absent, and a functional sting is usually present. The clypeus is well-developed; as a result, the antennal sockets are well separated from the anterior margin of the head. Most myrmicine genera possess well-developed eyes and frontal lobes that partly conceal the an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Crematogastrini Crematogastrini is a tribe of myrmicine ants Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22,00 ... with 64 genera and 8 fossil genera. Genera References Myrmicinae Ant tribes {{myrmicinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Dealate Alate (Latin ''ālātus'', from ''āla'' (“wing”)) is an adjective and noun used in entomology and botany to refer to something that has wings or winglike structures. In entomology In entomology, "alate" usually refers to the winged form of a social insect, especially ants or termites, though can also be applied to aphids and some thrips. An alate is a winged reproductive caste from a social insect colony in its winged form. Alate females are typically those destined to become gynes (queens), whereas alate males are occasionally referred to as "drones" (or "kings", in the case of termites). Their common behavioural function is starting a new colony, to expand their mother colonies etc. Colonies of termites and ants produce alates. It is a flight-based form of reproductive technique. In a termite colony, alates (winged males and winged females) disperse in a specific period or a month. Male and female pair to each other during flight, shed their wings, and start a new colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	AntWeb AntWeb is the leading online database on ants: storing specimens images and records, and natural history information, and documenting over 490,000 specimens across over 35,000 taxa In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular nam ... of ants in its open source and community driven repository . It was set up by Brian L. Fisher in 2002, and cost US$30,000 dollars to build. References External links Website Entomological databases Myrmecology {{Database-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]