Meranoplus bicolor

Meranoplus bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Apocrita
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Meranoplus
Species:	M. bicolor
Binomial name
Meranoplus bicolor (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Synonyms
Meranoplus bicolor #555 Mikey Bustos, 2021 Meranoplus bicolor bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1930 Meranoplus bicolor fuscescens Forel, 1903 Meranoplus dimicans Walker, 1859 Meranoplus villosus Motschoulsky, 1860 Myrmica tarda Jerdon, 1851

Meranoplus bicolor, is a species of ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is found in many Asian countries, where its habitats range from open grasslands to open-canopy forests. They nest in soil, usually at the base of plants. The nest opening is a simple hole, but it can sometimes have multiple openings. Workers forage on the ground as well as on plants, where they exploit extrafloral nectaries and tend to aphids.^{[citation needed]}

In 2021, Filipino–Canadian antkeeper, singer and comedian Mikey Bustos discovered that the ant lives in the Philippines. He shared his findings on his YouTube channel AntsCanada on this video.

Distribution[]

Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Philippines, Canada

Subspecies[]

• (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
• Wheeler, 1930
• Forel, 1903

References[]

External links[]

• "Meranoplus bicolor - Facts". AntWeb. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
• "Meranoplus bicolor". at antwiki.org
• Animaldiversity.org
• Itis.org