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''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a
''Melophorus'' (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 ...
s 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
The Formicinae are a subfamily within the Formicidae containing ants of moderate evolutionary development.
Formicines retain some primitive features, such as the presence of cocoons around pupae, the presence of ocelli in workers, and little ...
and the sole member of the tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...
Melophorini. The genus is endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
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'' Lubbock, 1883
*'' Melophorus biroi'' Forel, 1907
*'' Melophorus bruneus'' McAreavey, 1949
*'' Melophorus constans'' Santschi, 1928
*'' Melophorus curtus'' Forel, 1902
*'' Melophorus fieldi'' 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'' Santschi, 1919
*'' Melophorus potteri'' McAreavey, 1947
*'' Melophorus scipio'' Forel, 1915
*'' Melophorus turneri'' Forel, 1910
*'' Melophorus wheeleri'' Forel, 1910
See also
*Honeypot ant
Honeypot ants, also called honey ants, are ants which have specialised workers (repletes, plerergates, or rotunds) that are gorged with food to the point that their abdomens swell enormously. Other ants then extract nourishment from them, throug ...
References
External links
* Formicinae Ant genera Hymenoptera of Australia {{formicinae-stub