''Myrmicaria'' is an
ant genus
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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''
Santschi, 1925
* ''
Myrmicaria fumata''
Santschi, 1916
* ''
Myrmicaria fusca''
Stitz, 1911
* ''
Myrmicaria irregularis''
Santschi, 1925
* ''
Myrmicaria laevior''
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''
Emery, 1900
* ''
Myrmicaria natalensis''
(Smith, 1858)
* ''
Myrmicaria nigra''
(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
*
Myrmicinae
Ant genera
Taxa named by William Wilson Saunders
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