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Philidris
''Philidris'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. The genus is known from tropical forests from eastern India to northern Australia. It is similar to the genus ''Iridomyrmex'', from where the type species was transferred from by Shattuck (1992). Species *''Philidris brunnea'' (Donisthorpe, 1949) *''Philidris cordata'' (Smith, 1859) *''Philidris cruda'' (Smith, 1860) *''Philidris jiugongshanensis'' Wang & Wu, 2007 *''Philidris laevigata'' (Emery, 1895) *''Philidris myrmecodiae'' (Emery, 1887) *''Philidris nagasau'' (Mann, 1921) *''Philidris notiala'' Zhou & Zheng, 1998 *''Philidris pubescens'' (Donisthorpe, 1949) References External links * Phildris on AntWiki Dolichoderinae Ant genera Hymenoptera of Asia Hymenoptera of Australia {{Dolichoderinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philidris Cordata
''Philidris cordata'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by Smith in 1859, the species is endemic to Indonesia and New Guinea. This species is a frequent inhabitant of the ant plant genera: ''Myrmecodia'' and ''Hydnophytum''. References Dolichoderinae Insects described in 1859 Hymenoptera of Asia Insects of Indonesia Insects of New Guinea {{Dolichoderinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philidris Pubescens
''Philidris pubescens'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by Donisthorpe in 1949, the species is endemic to New Guinea.Donisthorpe, H. 1949b 948 Year 948 ( CMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Arab–Byzantine War: Hamdanid forces under Sayf al-Dawla raid into Asia Minor ... A fifth instalment of the Ross Collection of ants from New Guinea. ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History''. 12 (1): 487-506 (page 499, queen described) References External links * Dolichoderinae Insects described in 1949 Insects of China Endemic fauna of New Guinea Insects of New Guinea {{Dolichoderinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philidris Nagasau
''Philidris nagasau'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by William M. Mann in 1921, the species is endemic to Fiji. ''Philidris nagasau'' makes its living by planting seeds of epiphytes such as ''Squamellaria'' in the bark of host trees and tending them like a garden. Their planting habits share a remarkable similarity to that of humans. They are able to identify the seeds of their preferred plant, plant these seeds, guard their plots from potential predators, and finally use their own feces to fertilize the young seedling. There is also evidence that these ants lost their ability to nest before ''Squamellaria'' developed domatia A domatium (plural: domatia, from the Latin "domus", meaning home) is a tiny chamber that houses arthropods, produced by a plant. Ideally domatia differ from galls in that they are produced by the plant rather than being induced by their inhabi ... for these ants to reside. This suggests that ''P. nagasau'' selectively breed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philidris Myrmecodiae
''Philidris myrmecodiae'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by Emery in 1887, the species is endemic to Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ....Shattuck, S. O. 1992a. Review of the dolichoderine ant genus ''Iridomyrmex'' Mayr with descriptions of three new genera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). ''Australian Journal of Entomological Society'' 31: 13-18 (page 18, Combination in ''Philidris'') References Dolichoderinae Insects described in 1887 Hymenoptera of Asia {{Dolichoderinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philidris Brunnea
''Philidris brunnea'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by Donisthorpe in 1949, the species is endemic to New Guinea.Donisthorpe, H. 1949b 948 Year 948 ( CMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Arab–Byzantine War: Hamdanid forces under Sayf al-Dawla raid into Asia Minor ... A fifth instalment of the Ross Collection of ants from New Guinea. ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History''. 12 (1): 487-506 (page 504, worker described) References Dolichoderinae Insects described in 1949 Hymenoptera of Asia Insects of New Guinea Endemic fauna of New Guinea {{Dolichoderinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philidris Notiala
''Philidris notiala'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by Zhou and Zheng in 1998, the species is endemic to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ....Zhou, Shanyi and Zheng, Zhemin 1998b. ''Philidris'' (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a genus new to China, with description of a new species. ''Entomol. Sin.'' 5(2): 136-138 (page 136, figs. 1-3 worker described) References Dolichoderinae Insects described in 1998 Hymenoptera of Asia Insects of China {{Dolichoderinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philidris Laevigata
''Philidris laevigata'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by Emery in 1895, the species is endemic to Burma, India and China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ....Shattuck, S. O. 1992a. Review of the dolichoderine ant genus ''Iridomyrmex'' Mayr with descriptions of three new genera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). ''Australian Journal of Entomological Society'' 31: 13-18 (page 18, Combination in ''Philidris'') References Dolichoderinae Insects described in 1895 Hymenoptera of Asia Insects of India Insects of Myanmar Insects of China {{Dolichoderinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philidris Cruda
''Philidris cruda'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by Smith in 1860, the species is endemic to Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ....Shattuck, S. O. 1992a. Review of the dolichoderine ant genus ''Iridomyrmex'' Mayr with descriptions of three new genera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). ''Australian Journal of Entomological Society'' 31: 13-18 (page 18, Combination in ''Philidris'') References Dolichoderinae Insects described in 1860 Hymenoptera of Asia Insects of Indonesia {{Dolichoderinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philidris Jiugongshanensis
''Philidris jiugongshanensis'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described in Wang and Wu in 2007, the species is endemic to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ....Wang, W. & Wu, W.-L. 2007. Two new species of Formicidae (Hymenoptera) from Hubei Province, China. Acta ''Zootaxonomica Sinica'' 32, 721-723. References Dolichoderinae Insects described in 2007 Hymenoptera of Asia Insects of China {{Dolichoderinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iridomyrmex
''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] |
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] |
Ant Genera
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 22,000 species have been classified. They are easily identified by their geniculate (elbowed) antennae and the distinctive node-like structure that forms their slender waists. Ants form colonies that range in size from a few dozen predatory individuals living in small natural cavities to highly organised colonies that may occupy large territories and consist of millions of individuals. Larger colonies consist of various castes of sterile, wingless females, most of which are workers (ergates), as well as soldiers (dinergates) and other specialised groups. Nearly all ant colonies also have some fertile males called "drones" and one or more fertile females called "queens" (gynes). The colonies are described as superorganisms because the ants a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
