Myopopone castanea
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Myopopone castanea worker | |
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Family: | Formicidae
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Species: | M. castanea
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Myopopone castanea (Smith, F., 1860)
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Myopopone castanea is a species of ant in the genus Myopopone. It was described by Smith in 1860.[2]
Distribution[]
Myopopone castanea is distributed in several nations and in Australia, where they prefer to nest in rotten wood or bark.[3]
References[]
- ^ AntWeb. "Species: Myopopone castanea". The California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Xu, Z.-H. & He, Q.-J. 2011. Description of Myopopone castanea (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Himalaya Region. Entomotaxonomia 33: 231-235.PDF
- ^ Wilson, E. O. 1958c. Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia. I. The tribe Leptogenyini. II. The tribes Amblyoponini and Platythyreini. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 118: 101-153 (page 144, Senior synonym of picea, rossi, similis, smithi and wollastoni)
External links[]
- Media related to Myopopone castanea at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Amblyoponinae
- Hymenoptera of Asia
- Hymenoptera of Australia
- Insects of Australia
- Insects described in 1860
- Ant stubs