''Myrmicaria'' is an
ant genus
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within the
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Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and ...
.
Description
''Myrmicaria'' can be discerned from related ant genera by a
postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on the gaster, and an
antenna
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with seven segments.
Biochemistry
Myrmicarin 430A, a heptacyclic alkaloid, was isolated from the poison glands of African ''Myrmicaria''. The structure of its carbon skeleton was previously unknown.
[Schröder, F.; Baumann, H.; Kaib, M. & Sinnwell, V. (1996): Myrmicarin 430A: a new heptacyclic alkaloid from ''Myrmicaria'' ants. ''Chem. Commun.'' 1996: 2139-2140. ]
Species
* ''
Myrmicaria anomala''
Arnold, 1960
* ''
Myrmicaria arachnoides''
(Smith, 1857)
* ''
Myrmicaria arnoldi''
Santschi, 1925
* ''
Myrmicaria basutorum''
Arnold, 1960
* ''
Myrmicaria baumi''
Forel, 1901
* ''
Myrmicaria birmana''
Forel, 1902
* ''
Myrmicaria brunnea''
Saunders, 1842
* ''
Myrmicaria carinata''
(Smith, 1857)
* ''
Myrmicaria castanea''
Crawley, 1924
* ''
Myrmicaria distincta
''Myrmicaria'' is an ant genus within the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Description
''Myrmicaria'' can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on th ...
''
Santschi, 1925
* ''
Myrmicaria exigua''
Andre, 1890
* ''
Myrmicaria faurei''
Arnold, 1947
* ''
Myrmicaria fodica''
(Jerdon, 1851)
* ''
Myrmicaria foreli
''Myrmicaria'' is an ant genus within the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Description
''Myrmicaria'' can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on th ...
''
Santschi, 1925
* ''
Myrmicaria fumata
''Myrmicaria'' is an ant genus within the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Description
''Myrmicaria'' can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on th ...
''
Santschi, 1916
* ''
Myrmicaria fusca
''Myrmicaria'' is an ant genus within the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Description
''Myrmicaria'' can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on th ...
''
Stitz, 1911
* ''
Myrmicaria irregularis
''Myrmicaria'' is an ant genus within the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Description
''Myrmicaria'' can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on th ...
''
Santschi, 1925
* ''
Myrmicaria laevior
''Myrmicaria'' is an ant genus within the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Description
''Myrmicaria'' can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on th ...
''
Forel, 1910
* ''
Myrmicaria lutea
''Myrmicaria'' is an ant genus within the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Description
''Myrmicaria'' can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on the ...
''
Emery, 1900
* ''
Myrmicaria melanogaster
''Myrmicaria'' is an ant genus within the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Description
''Myrmicaria'' can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on th ...
''
Emery, 1900
* ''
Myrmicaria natalensis
''Myrmicaria natalensis'', commonly known as the Natal droptail ant, is a species of ant with an extensive range in the Afrotropics. It has been recorded from Guinea, Ivory Coast, Uganda, DRC, Tanzania, Mozambique, Angola, Namibia and South Afr ...
''
(Smith, 1858)
* ''
Myrmicaria nigra
''Myrmicaria'' is an ant genus within the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Description
''Myrmicaria'' can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on th ...
''
(Mayr, 1862)
* ''
Myrmicaria opaciventris
''Myrmicaria'' is an ant genus within the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Description
''Myrmicaria'' can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on th ...
''
Emery, 1893
* ''
Myrmicaria reichenspergeri''
Santschi, 1925
* ''
Myrmicaria rhodesiae''
Arnold, 1958
* ''
Myrmicaria rugosa''
(Smith, 1860)
* ''
Myrmicaria rustica''
Santschi, 1925
* ''
Myrmicaria salambo''
Wheeler, 1922
* ''
Myrmicaria striata''
Stitz, 1911
* ''
Myrmicaria striatula''
Santschi, 1925
* ''
Myrmicaria tigreensis''
(Guerin-Meneville, 1849)
* ''
Myrmicaria vidua''
Smith, 1858
References
External links
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Myrmicinae
Ant genera
Taxa named by William Wilson Saunders
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