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''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' Melophorus aeneovirens'' (Lowne, 1865) *''Melophorus anderseni
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' Melo ...
'' Agosti, 1998
*''Melophorus bagoti
''Melophorus bagoti'', or red honey ant, is an Australian species of desert ant in the subfamily Formicinae.
Distribution and habitat
Widespread in arid Central Australia, the species inhabits low-shrub and grassland deserts, where it builds fa ...
'' Lubbock, 1883
*'' Melophorus biroi'' Forel, 1907
*'' Melophorus bruneus'' McAreavey, 1949
*'' Melophorus constans'' Santschi, 1928
*''Melophorus curtus
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' Melo ...
'' Forel, 1902
*''Melophorus fieldi
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' Melo ...
'' Forel, 1910
*''Melophorus fulvihirtus
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' Melo ...
'' Clark, 1941
*''Melophorus hirsutus
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' Melo ...
'' Forel, 1902
*''Melophorus insularis
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' Melo ...
'' Wheeler, 1934
*''Melophorus iridescens
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' Melo ...
'' (Emery, 1887)
*''Melophorus laticeps
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' Melo ...
'' Wheeler, 1915
*''Melophorus ludius
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' Melo ...
'' Forel, 1902
*''Melophorus majeri
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' Melo ...
'' Agosti, 1998
*''Melophorus marius
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' Melo ...
'' Forel, 1910
*''Melophorus mjobergi
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the Monotypic taxon, sole member of the tribe (biology), tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and s ...
'' Forel, 1915
*''Melophorus omniparens
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' Mel ...
'' Forel, 1915
*''Melophorus pillipes
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' Mel ...
'' Santschi, 1919
*'' Melophorus potteri'' McAreavey, 1947
*'' Melophorus scipio'' Forel, 1915
*''Melophorus turneri
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' Mel ...
'' Forel, 1910
*''Melophorus wheeleri
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
*'' ...
'' Forel, 1910
See also
* Honeypot antReferences
External links
* Formicinae Ant genera Hymenoptera of Australia {{formicinae-stub