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Dracula Ant
Amblyoponinae is a subfamily of ants in the poneromorph subfamilies group containing 13 extant genera and one extinct genus. The ants in this subfamily are mostly specialized subterranean predators. Adult workers pierce the integument (non lethally) of their larvae and pupa to imbibe haemolymph, earning them the common name Dracula ant. Identification Amblyoponinae is characterized by these worker characters: eyes small or absent, situated behind midlength of side of head; anterior margin of clypeus with specialized dentiform setae; promesonotal suture flexible; petiole very broadly attached to abdominal segment 3 and without a distinct posterior face; postpetiole absent; sting present and well developed. Systematics The subfamily was formerly considered a tribe within Ponerinae, but was elevated to its own subfamily in 2003 when Barry Bolton divided Ponerinae into six subfamilies. *Amblyoponinae Forel, 1893 ** Amblyoponini Forel, 1893 *** ''Adetomyrma'' Ward, 1994 *** ''Ambly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutetian
The Lutetian is, in the geologic timescale, a stage or age in the Eocene. It spans the time between . The Lutetian is preceded by the Ypresian and is followed by the Bartonian. Together with the Bartonian it is sometimes referred to as the Middle Eocene Subepoch. Stratigraphic definition The Lutetian was named after Lutetia, the Latin name for the city of Paris. The Lutetian Stage was introduced in scientific literature by French geologist Albert de Lapparent in 1883 and revised by A. Blondeau in 1981. The base of the Lutetian Stage is at the first appearance of the nanofossil ''Blackites inflatus'', according to an official reference profile (GSSP) established in 2011. Of two candidates located in Spain, the Gorrondatxe section was chosen.See thwebsite of Eustoquio Molinafor these candidates. The top of the Lutetian (the base of the Bartonian) is at the first appearance of calcareous nanoplankton species ''Reticulofenestra reticulata''. The Lutetian overlaps with the Geisel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulakora
''Fulakora'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, and like most other amblyoponines, ''Fulakora'' species are specialized predators. It was originally described as, and for a long time considered to be, a subgenus of ''Stigmatomma ''Stigmatomma'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, and like most other amblyoponines, ''Stigmatomma'' species are specialized predators. First described by Roger (1859), it was for a long ...'' until it was elevated to an independent genus by Ward & Fisher (2016). Species *'' Fulakora agostii'' (Lacau & Delabie, 2002) *'' Fulakora armigera'' (Mayr, 1887) *'' Fulakora bierigi'' (Santschi, 1930) *'' Fulakora celata'' (Mann, 1919) *'' Fulakora chilensis'' (Mayr, 1887) *'' Fulakora cleae'' (Lacau & Delabie, 2002) *'' Fulakora degenerata'' (Borgmeier, 1957) *'' Fulakora egregia'' (Kusnezov, 1955) *'' Fulakora elongata'' (Santschi, 1912) *'' Fula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amblyoponinae
Amblyoponinae is a subfamily of ants in the poneromorph subfamilies group containing 13 extant genera and one extinct genus. The ants in this subfamily are mostly specialized subterranean predators. Adult workers pierce the integument (non lethally) of their larvae and pupa to imbibe haemolymph, earning them the common name Dracula ant. Identification Amblyoponinae is characterized by these worker characters: eyes small or absent, situated behind midlength of side of head; anterior margin of clypeus with specialized dentiform setae; promesonotal suture flexible; petiole very broadly attached to abdominal segment 3 and without a distinct posterior face; postpetiole absent; sting present and well developed. Systematics The subfamily was formerly considered a tribe within Ponerinae, but was elevated to its own subfamily in 2003 when Barry Bolton divided Ponerinae into six subfamilies. *Amblyoponinae Forel, 1893 ** Amblyoponini Forel, 1893 *** ''Adetomyrma'' Ward, 1994 *** '' Ambl ... [...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] |
Xymmer
''Xymmer'' is a genus of ant in the subfamily Amblyoponinae containing the single species ''Xymmer muticus''. Taxonomy ''Xymmer'' was first described by Santschi (1914) as a monotypic subgeneric taxon under ''Stigmatomma''. Since Santschi's original description, ''Xymmer'' was raised to genus by Wheeler (1922) in his identification key for African Amblyoponini. Clark (1934) regarded ''Xymmer'' as a subgenus in '' Amblyopone'' following Wheeler's suggestion; however, distinguishing characters were not discussed in their treatments. Brown (1949, 1960) discussed separable characters for ''Xymmer'' (as a junior synonym under the subgenus ''Stigmatomma'') for the first time since Santschi's original description. Brown regarded ''Stigmatomma'' and its related names as junior synonyms of ''Amblyopone'' at that time. ''Xymmer'' was resurrected to its current placement as an independent genus from synonymy A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stigmatomma
''Stigmatomma'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, and like most other amblyoponines, ''Stigmatomma'' species are specialized predators. First described by Roger (1859), it was for a long time considered to be a synonym of '' Amblyopone'' until it was revived as an independent genus by Yoshimura & Fisher (2012) based on worker mandible morphology. Species *'' Stigmatomma amblyops'' Karavaiev, 1935 *'' Stigmatomma annae'' (Arnol'di, 1968) *'' Stigmatomma awa'' (Xu & Chu, 2012) *'' Stigmatomma bellii'' (Forel, 1900) *'' Stigmatomma besucheti'' (Baroni Urbani, 1978) *'' Stigmatomma bolabola'' Esteves & Fisher, 2016 *'' Stigmatomma boltoni'' (Bharti & Wachkoo, 2011) *'' Stigmatomma bruni'' Forel, 1912 *'' Stigmatomma caliginosum'' (Onoyama, 1999) *'' Stigmatomma crenatum'' (Xu, 2001) *'' Stigmatomma crypticum'' (Eguchi et al., 2015) *'' Stigmatomma denticulatum'' Roger, 1859 *†'' Stigmatomma electrinum'' (Dlussky, 2009) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prionopelta
''Prionopelta'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae. Of its 15 species, four are known from Africa, five from the Americas and six from the Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ... region. Species *'' Prionopelta aethiopica'' Arnold, 1949 *'' Prionopelta amabilis'' Borgmeier, 1949 *'' Prionopelta amieti'' Terron, 1974 *'' Prionopelta antillana'' Forel, 1909 *'' Prionopelta brocha'' Wilson, 1958 *'' Prionopelta descarpentriesi'' Santschi, 1924 *'' Prionopelta humicola'' Terron, 1974 *'' Prionopelta kraepelini'' Forel, 1905 *'' Prionopelta majuscula'' Emery, 1897 *'' Prionopelta marthae'' Forel, 1909 *'' Prionopelta media'' Shattuck, 2008 *'' Prionopelta modesta'' Forel, 1909 *'' Prionopelta opaca'' Emery, 1897 *'' Prionopelta punctulata'' Mayr, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onychomyrmex
''Onychomyrmex'' is an Australian genus of ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae. Its three species are known from eastern Queensland, Australia. Although not true army ants, ''Onychomyrmex'' species display an army-ant life style, including group predation and nomadism. Distribution The genus is known from Queensland, Australia, where it is found living mainly in rotten logs in the rainforests along the eastern coast. Their distribution may range into the northeastern New South Wales. The type localities of the three species are: Kuranda (''O. doddi''), Mount Bellenden Ker (''O. hedleyi'') and Herberton (''O. mjobergi''). Description Species have an army-ant life style, including group predation and nomadism. Queens are similar to the true army ants (subfamily Dorylinae). That is, ''Onychomyrmex'' queens are dichthadiiform, having a broadened head, very small eyes, worker-like alitrunk without wings or sclerites, and an elongated bulky gaster. However, belonging to the trib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystrium
''Mystrium'' is a rare genus of ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae. First described by Roger (1862) with the description of the queen of '' M. mysticum'', the genus contains 14 species, all of which occur in the rainforests of the Old World with over half of the species endemic to the Malagasy region. Distribution All species occur in the rainforests of the Old World, with most found in tropical Africa: ten of them are restricted to Madagascar (and its adjacent islands) and one is recorded from continental Africa (''M. silvestrii''). ''M. camillae'' is widespread in the Indo-Australian region, and ''M. leonie'' and ''M. maren'' are known from Indonesia. Taxonomic history After Roger (1862) established ''Mystrium'' with a single species from Madagascar, ''Mystrium mysticum'', Forel described five additional species in the Malagasy region between 1895 and 1899. The first record of ''Mystrium'' outside the Malagasy region was ''Mystrium camillae'' from Myanmar, and the second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myopopone
''Myopopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae. The genus contains two species, one extant and one fossil. The type species ''Myopopone castanea'' is known from the Oriental and Indo-Australian regions, and China. The fossil species, ''Myopopone sinensis'', is known from the Early Miocene The Early Miocene (also known as Lower Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch (geology), Epoch made up of two faunal stage, stages: the Aquitanian age, Aquitanian and Burdigalian stages. The sub-epoch lasted from 23.03 ± 0.05 annum, Ma to .... Species * '' Myopopone castanea'' (Smith, 1860) * †'' Myopopone sinensis'' Zhang, 1989 References External links * Amblyoponinae Ant genera {{ant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casaleia
''Casaleia'' is an extinct genus of ants in the formicid subfamily Amblyoponinae described by Pagliano & Scaramozzino in 1990 from fossils found in Europe. The genus contains four species dating from the Eocene to Miocene, ''Casaleia eocenica'', ''Casaleia inversa'', ''Casaleia longiventris'', ''Casaleia orientalis''. History and classification The species placed in ''Casaleia'' have a varied history, with the type species ''Casaleia inversa'' originally described by Gennady Dlussky in 1981 as ''"Protamblyopone" inversa''. The fossil was recovered from Middle Miocene age sediments exposed in the Chon-Tyz mine, Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan. However "Protamblyopone" was already used by William Morton Wheeler as a subgenus of '' Amblyopone''. To correct the homonym status, the species was moved to the new genus ''Casaleia'' by Pagliano and Scaramozzino in a 1990 paper. The second species in the genus, ''C. eocenica'', is of Lutetian age, and was recovered as a solitary compress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holocene
The Holocene ( ) is the current geological epoch. It began approximately 11,650 cal years Before Present (), after the Last Glacial Period, which concluded with the Holocene glacial retreat. The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene together form the Quaternary period. The Holocene has been identified with the current warm period, known as MIS 1. It is considered by some to be an interglacial period within the Pleistocene Epoch, called the Flandrian interglacial.Oxford University Press – Why Geography Matters: More Than Ever (book) – "Holocene Humanity" section https://books.google.com/books?id=7P0_sWIcBNsC The Holocene corresponds with the rapid proliferation, growth and impacts of the human species worldwide, including all of its written history, technological revolutions, development of major civilizations, and overall significant transition towards urban living in the present. The human impact on modern-era Earth and its ecosystems may be considered of global si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
