Calomyrmex
| Calomyrmex | |
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| C. albertisi worker from Australia | |
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| Family: | Formicidae
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| Genus: | Calomyrmex Emery, 1895
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Smith, 1859
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| 9 species | |
Calomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[2] The genus is known from Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.[3] Calomyrmex has a mandibular gland that secrets red droplets on the sides of its head that have a strong and unpleasant odor when disturbed.[4]
Species[]
- (Emery, 1887)
- (Mayr, 1876)
- Clark, 1930
- (Forel, 1893)
- (Smith, 1859)
- (Mayr, 1876)
- (Mayr, 1876)
- (Mayr, 1876)
- (Smith, 1861)
References[]
- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Calomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Calomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Shattuck, S. (2000). Australian Ants: Their Biology and Identification. CSIRO Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-643-06659-5.
- ^ Brough, Elaine J. (2010-04-26). "The Multifunctional Role of the Mandibular Gland Secretion of an Australian Desert Ant, Calomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)4". Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie. 46 (3): 279–297. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0310.1978.tb01450.x. ISSN 0044-3573.
External links[]
Media related to Calomyrmex at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Formicinae
- Ant genera
- Hymenoptera of Asia
- Hymenoptera of Australia
- Formicinae stubs