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Technomyrmex Zimmeri
''Technomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. With 98 species, it is one of the largest and most diverse ant genera in the Dolichoderinae. The genus distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical zones with most species occurring in the Oriental-Malesian and Afrotropical regions. One species, ''Technomyrmex albipes'' is a tramp ant now widespread throughout the tropics due to human activities. Species *''Technomyrmex albicoxis'' Donisthorpe, 1945 *''Technomyrmex albipes'' (Smith, 1861) *''Technomyrmex andrei'' Emery, 1899 *''Technomyrmex antennus'' Zhou, 2001 *''Technomyrmex anterops'' Bolton, 2007 *''Technomyrmex antonii'' Forel, 1902 *''Technomyrmex arnoldinus'' Forel, 1913 *''Technomyrmex australops'' Bolton, 2007 *''Technomyrmex bicolor'' Emery, 1893 *''Technomyrmex briani'' Sharaf, 2009 *''Technomyrmex brunneus'' Forel, 1895 *''Technomyrmex butteli'' Forel, 1913 *''Technomyrmex camerunensis'' Emery, 1899 *†''Technomyrmex caritatis'' Brandão, Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Technomyrmex Albipes
''Technomyrmex albipes'', commonly known as the white-footed ant, is a species of ant first described in 1861 from Sulawesi, Indonesia by the British entomologist Frederick Smith. Invasive pest ants in Florida, previously identified as ''T. albipes'', have now been separated as '' Technomyrmex difficilis'', both forming part of a species complex with a worldwide distribution. Description ''T. albipes'' is a small black ant some long with the lower part of the limbs pale. Workers are chocolate-black with pale lower limbs, antennae with twelve segments and a flattened petiolar node. It differs from ''T. difficilis'' in lacking the pair of setae (bristles) that that species has on the back of its head. Distribution and habitat The white-footed ant is native to the Indo-Pacific area, and has been introduced into Australia, Africa, North America, the Caribbean and parts of Asia. It inhabits dry forests and open locations. Tent-like nests are made out of debris in trees, bushes, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |