Ocymyrmex
| Ocymyrmex | |
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| O. ankhu ergatoid queen | |
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| Family: | Formicidae
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| Genus: | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1886
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| Type species | |
| Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 37 species | |
Ocymyrmex is an African genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae, also commonly known as hotrod ants.[2]
Distribution and habitat[]
Species are thermophilic (thrives at relatively high temperatures) and live in dry savanna to extreme desert conditions in parts of the Afrotropics.[3] They seem to be restricted to Southern and Eastern Africa, with no species occurring in West and Central Africa, or the sub-Saharan Sahelian Zone.[4] Their nests are located deep in the ground, usually in sandy soil, with colonies consisting of 200 to 1000 individuals.[3][4] Adapted to arid climates, they move remarkably fast during the day. They feed mainly on corpses of heat-stricken animals, living termites and seeds.[4]
Species[]
- Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Bolton, 1981
- Emery, 1886
- Prins, 1965
- Weber, 1943
- Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Bolton, 1981
- Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Stitz, 1923
- Santschi, 1914
- Arnold, 1916
- Santschi, 1911
- Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Forel, 1910
- Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Forel, 1901
- Forel, 1910
- Santschi, 1930
- Emery, 1892
- Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Bolton, 1981
- Forel, 1901
- Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Emery, 1892
- Stitz, 1923
- Bolton, 1981
- Bolton, 1981
- Bolton, 1981
- Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Donisthorpe, 1931
- Santschi, 1932
- Emery, 1892
- Bolton, 1981
References[]
- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Ocymyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Ocymyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ a b Bolton, B.; Marsh, A. C. (1989). "The Afrotropical thermophilic ant genus Ocymyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Journal of Natural History. 23 (6): 1267–1308. doi:10.1080/00222938900770681.
- ^ a b c Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. (2013). "The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography". Journal of East African Natural History. 101 (2): 127. doi:10.2982/028.101.0201. S2CID 84797311.
External links[]
Media related to Ocymyrmex at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Myrmicinae
- Ant genera
- Hymenoptera of Africa
- Myrmicinae stubs