Myrmecorhynchus
Appearance
Myrmecorhynchus | |
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Myrmecorhynchus emeryi worker from Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Melophorini |
Genus: | Myrmecorhynchus André, 1896 |
Type species | |
Myrmecorhynchus emeryi André, 1896
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Diversity[1] | |
3 species |
Myrmecorhynchus is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[2] The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are found in forested areas. They nest in soil or on trees or shrubs.[3]
Species
[edit]- Myrmecorhynchus carteri Clark, 1934
- Myrmecorhynchus emeryi André, 1896
- Myrmecorhynchus nitidus Clark, 1934
References
[edit]- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Myrmecorhynchus". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Myrmecorhynchus". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Shattuck, S. (2000). Australian Ants: Their Biology and Identification. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 97–99. ISBN 978-0-643-06659-5.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Myrmecorhynchus at Wikimedia Commons