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Dolichoderinae
Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (''Linepithema humile''), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and the cone ant. The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the world, distributed in different biogeographic realms, from the Palearctic, Nearctic, Afrotropical region and Malaysia, to the Middle East, Australian, and Neotropical regions. This subfamily is distinguished by having a single petiole (no post-petiole) and a slit-like orifice, from which chemical compounds are released. Dolichoderine ants do not possess a sting, unlike ants in some other subfamilies, such as Ponerinae and Myrmicinae, instead relying on the chemical defensive compounds produced from the anal gland. Of the compounds produced by dolichoderine ants, several terpenoids were identified including the previously unknown iridomyrmecin, isoiridomyrmecin, and iridodial. Such compounds are responsible for the smell given off by ants of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorymyrmex
''Dorymyrmex'' (also known as cone ants) is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. Distribution and habitat This genus has a strictly American distribution, inhabiting in the Nearctic and Neotropical regions and containing 60 species, several undescribed. Despite being considered by many ant collectors as "road side weeds", several species of ''Dorymyrmex'' shown a high degree of endemicity, specialized habitat preferences, and varied population structure. Some species may serve as potential agents of biological control of annual crop pests. Species of ''Dorymyrmex'' nest preferentially in dry or disturbed habitats, generally in soil without vegetation cover. Several species are known to attend aphids and other hemipterous insects. Such behavior is common in other Dolichoderinae genera and related subfamilies. Species *''Dorymyrmex agallardoi'' Snelling, 1975 *''Dorymyrmex alboniger'' Forel, 1914 *''Dorymyrmex amazonicus'' Cuezzo & Guerrero, 2011 *''Dorymyrmex antarc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iridomyrmex Purpureus
''Iridomyrmex'' is a genus of ants called rainbow ants (referring to their blue-green iridescent sheen) first described by Austrian entomologist Gustav Mayr in 1862. He placed the genus in the subfamily Dolichoderinae of the family Formicidae. It has 79 described species and five fossil species. Most of these ants are native to Australia; others are found in Asia and Oceania, and they have been introduced to Brazil, New Zealand, and the United Arab Emirates. Fossil species are known from China, France, and the United States. These ants are known to be an ecologically dominant and important group of ants, but they are sometimes regarded as pests because they disturb soil and enter human houses. Farmers in rural Australia place animal carcasses on meat ant ('' I. purpureus'') mounds as a method of disposing of them; meat ants consume the carcass and reduce it to bones in a matter of weeks. Meat ants also engage in ritualised fighting, which helps prevent casualties and solve te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bothriomyrmex
''Bothriomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. Distribution and habitat The genus is widely distributed in the Old World and Australia, where it is found nesting in a wide range of habitats (including grasslands, savanna woodlands, Mallee (habit), mallee forests and lowland rainforest). They nest in soil or in rotten wood. Species *''Bothriomyrmex anastasiae'' Dubovikov, 2002 *''Bothriomyrmex atlantis'' Forel, 1894 *''Bothriomyrmex breviceps'' Santschi, 1919 *''Bothriomyrmex communistus'' Santschi, 1919 *''Bothriomyrmex corsicus'' Santschi, 1923 *''Bothriomyrmex costae'' Emery, 1869 *''Bothriomyrmex crosi'' Santschi, 1919 *''Bothriomyrmex cuculus'' Santschi, 1919 *''Bothriomyrmex decapitans'' Santschi, 1911 *''Bothriomyrmex emarginatus'' Santschi, 1919 *''Bothriomyrmex jannonei'' Menozzi, 1936 *''Bothriomyrmex kusnezovi'' Emery, 1925 *''Bothriomyrmex laticeps'' Emery, 1925 *''Bothriomyrmex meridionalis'' (Roger, 1863) *''Bothriomyrmex modestus'' Radchenko, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronoxenus
''Chronoxenus'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. The genus is known from Asia. Species *'' Chronoxenus butteli'' ( Forel, 1913) *'' Chronoxenus dalyi'' (Forel, 1895) *'' Chronoxenus myops'' (Forel, 1895) *'' Chronoxenus rossi'' (Donisthorpe Donisthorpe is a village in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, historically an exclave of Derbyshire. History In 1086 Donisthorpe was part of the land given to Nigel of Stafford by William the Conqueror. It w ..., 1950) *'' Chronoxenus walshi'' (Forel, 1895) *'' Chronoxenus wroughtonii'' (Forel, 1895) References Dolichoderinae Ant genera Hymenoptera of Asia Taxa named by Felix Santschi {{Dolichoderinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnoldius
''Arnoldius'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. Its three species are known from Australia. Species * '' Arnoldius flavus'' (Crawley, 1922) * '' Arnoldius pusillus'' (Mayr Mayr is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrea Mayr (born 1979), Austrian female long-distance runner * Ernst Mayr (1904–2005), German American evolutionary biologist * Georg Mayr (1564–1623), Bavarian Jesuit pries ..., 1876) * '' Arnoldius scissor'' (Crawley, 1922) References External links * Dolichoderinae Ant genera Hymenoptera of Australia {{Dolichoderinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravavy
''Ravavy'' is a Malagasy genus of ant in the subfamily Dolichoderinae containing the single species ''Ravavy miafina''. Description The genus is only known from males from Madagascar. The males are distinguished from all other described males in the dolichoderine genera by its unique mandibular shape. The elongate basal margin and reduced masticatory margin is considered apomorphic for the genus. The shape of the clypeus, length of scape and form of petiole, together form an inclusive diagnosis that isolates ''Ravavy'' from all other genera in the subfamily. No other described male is even superficially similar to ''Ravavy''. The shape of the mandible in ''Bothriomyrmex'', however, is reminiscent in some respects. The mandible in ''Bothriomyrmex'' is not triangular as in ''Tapinoma ''Tapinoma'' (from Greek ''ταπείνωμα'' low position) is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae. The genus currently comprises 74 described species distributed world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loweriella
''Loweriella boltoni'' is a species of ant and is the only known species of genus ''Loweriella''. The species is only known from workers collected in the rainforest in Sarawak, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r .... References External links * Dolichoderinae Monotypic ant genera Hymenoptera of Asia Insects of Malaysia {{Dolichoderinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolichoderus
''Dolichoderus'' is a genus of ants found worldwide. Taxonomy The ants of the Neotropical genus ''Monacis'' were revised in 1959 by Kempf. However, Brown in 1973 and G. C. Wheeler and J. Wheeler in 1973 and 1976 considered both ''Monacis'' and ''Hypoclinea'' to be junior synonyms of ''Dolichoderus''. Description The type species is ''Dolichoderus attelaboides''. Worker ants in this genus have a body length that is typically about four millimetres and can be recognised by their thick, inflexible and strongly sculptured integument. There is a flange on the underside of the head near the base of the mandibles which is saw-like in some species. The longitudinal suture in the central plate of the metathorax is deeply impressed. The propodeum or first abdominal segment has the posterior face distinctly concave when viewed from the side. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapinomini
Tapinomini is a tribe of Dolichoderinae ants with 6 genera and one extinct genus. Genera *'' Aptinoma'' Fisher, 2009 *'' Axinidris'' Weber, 1941 *†'' Ctenobethylus'' Brues, 1939 *'' Ecphorella'' Forel, 1909 *'' Liometopum'' Mayr, 1861 *''Tapinoma ''Tapinoma'' (from Greek ''ταπείνωμα'' low position) is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae. The genus currently comprises 74 described species distributed worldwide in tropical and temperate regions ...'' Foerster, 1850 *'' Technomyrmex'' Mayr, 1872 References Dolichoderinae Ant tribes {{Dolichoderinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptomyrmecini
Leptomyrmecini is a tribe of Dolichoderinae ants with 16 genera and two extinct genera. Genera *'' Anillidris'' Santschi, 1936 *''Anonychomyrma'' Donisthorpe, 1947 *'' Azteca'' Forel, 1878 *†'' Chronomyrmex'' McKellar, Glasier & Engel, 2013 *''Doleromyrma'' Forel, 1907 *'' Dorymyrmex'' Mayr, 1866 *''Forelius'' Emery, 1888 *''Froggattella'' Forel, 1902 *'' Gracilidris'' Wild & Cuezzo, 2006 *''Iridomyrmex'' Mayr, 1862 *'' Leptomyrmex'' Mayr, 1862 *'' Linepithema'' Mayr, 1866 *''Nebothriomyrmex'' Dubovikov, 2004 *''Ochetellus'' Shattuck, 1992 *'' Papyrius'' Shattuck, 1992 *''Philidris'' Shattuck, 1992 *''Turneria ''Turneria'' is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (''Linepithema humile''), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and th ...'' Forel, 1895 References Dolichoderinae Ant tribes {{Dolichoderinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bothriomyrmecini
Bothriomyrmecini is a tribe of Dolichoderinae ants with 5 genera. Genera *''Arnoldius'', Dubovikov, 2005 *''Bothriomyrmex'', Emery, 1869 *''Chronoxenus'', Santschi, 1919 *''Loweriella'', Shattuck, 1992 *''Ravavy ''Ravavy'' is a Malagasy genus of ant in the subfamily Dolichoderinae containing the single species ''Ravavy miafina''. Description The genus is only known from males from Madagascar. The males are distinguished from all other described males ...'', Fisher, 2009 References Dolichoderinae Ant tribes {{Dolichoderinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erratic Ant
The erratic ant (''Tapinoma erraticum'') is a species of dolichoderine ant first described in 1789 by Latreille. This species ranges throughout Central Europe from the mountains of south Italy to north Germany. It is present in coastal areas of Southern England and on the islands of Gotland and Öland in Sweden. A thermophilic species, ''T. erraticum'' is found principally on dry heathland, exposed to the sun. The workers are very agile, and are usually only seen when the sun is shining, and the species can easily be distinguished from superficially similar species (e.g. ''Lasius niger'') by its tendency to hold its gaster almost vertically when moving. Horace Donisthorpe commented: "When the sun is obscured these ants immediately disappear, and on cold and cloudy days very few specimens are to be found away from the nest." Colonies are usually small, although larger colonies occasionally occur. Donisthorpe records having found a particularly large colony in Weybridge on July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
