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Myrmica Laevinodis
''Myrmica laevinodis'' is a species of ant 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 ... that closely resembles '' M. kotokui'', and is at times difficult to distinguish, due to variation in morphology and color in ''M. kotokui''. The unraised rugae on the posterodorsal portion of the mesonotum are usually characteristic, though some ''M. kotokui'' workers have this character. It is best in the field to examine the body coloration of a number of workers from each colony. Also, ''M. rubra'' has fewer strong rugae, and is smoother on the lower half of the mesonotal pleura than ''M. kotokui''; its propodeal spines are shorter, and the rugae on the anterior basal portion of the 1st gastral tergite are relatively weak and fewer in number. Although Japanese specimens differ morpholog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrmica Kotokui
''Myrmica kotokui'' ( ja, shiwa-kushike-ari) is a species of ant of the genus ''Myrmica''. This species closely resembles the Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...an '' Myrmica ruginodis'' and is perhaps not a separate distinctive species. Onoyama (1989) suggested that it might best be treated as a subspecies of ''M. ruginodis''. References * * * External links''Myrmica kotokui'' from the Japanese ant colour image database Myrmica Insects described in 1976 {{myrmicinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrmica
''Myrmica'' is a genus of ants within the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is widespread throughout the temperate regions of the Holarctic and high mountains in Southeast Asia. The genus consists of around 200 known species and additional subspecies, although this figure is likely to rise as soon as the Chinese and Nearctic fauna lists are revised. Inquilines The genus contains a number of inquiline species (commensal symbionts), other ''Myrmica'' species that manage to invade the nest of their host. Subsequently, they use hormones to manipulate the host colony in such a way that eggs of the host queen develop into workers, and parasite brood into sexuals. Hence, the parasite is not able to sustain a colony of its own, but uses host resources instead. Similarly, larvae of the butterfly genus '' Maculinea'' (a junior synonym of ''Phengaris'', family Lycaenidae) and of the southern armyworm, live inside ''Myrmica'' nests where they are either directly fed by ants or prey upon ant broo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
