Pseudomyrmex triplarinus

Pseudomyrmex triplarinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Genus:	Pseudomyrmex
Species:	P. triplarinus
Binomial name
	Pseudomyrmex triplarinus; (Weddell, 1850)

Pseudomyrmex triplarinus is a venomous species of ant that lives in symbiosis with trees of the genus Triplaris, including the South American species T. americana, , and . The ant protects the trees against predation by other insects and animals.^[2] The ant's venom has anti-inflammatory properties.^[3]

References[]

^ Weddell Hugh A. (1850) Additions a la flore de l'America du sul (Suite). Annales des sciences naturelles Botanique13 (3): 249-268.
^ Ward, Philip S. (1 August 1999). "Systematics, biogeography and host plant associations of the Pseudomyrmex viduus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Triplaris- and Tachigali-inhabiting ants". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 126 (4): 451–540. doi:10.1006/zjls.1998.0158.
^ Pan, Jingzhi; Hink, W.F. (1 October 2000). "Isolation and characterization of myrmexins, six isoforms of venom proteins with anti-inflammatory activity from the tropical ant, Pseudomyrmex triplarinus". Toxicon. 38 (10): 1403–1413. doi:10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00233-0. PMID 10758275.

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[1] Weddell Hugh A. (1850) Additions a la flore de l'America du sul (Suite). Annales des sciences naturelles Botanique13 (3): 249-268.

[2] Ward, Philip S. (1 August 1999). "Systematics, biogeography and host plant associations of the Pseudomyrmex viduus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Triplaris- and Tachigali-inhabiting ants". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 126 (4): 451–540. doi:10.1006/zjls.1998.0158.

[3] Pan, Jingzhi; Hink, W.F. (1 October 2000). "Isolation and characterization of myrmexins, six isoforms of venom proteins with anti-inflammatory activity from the tropical ant, Pseudomyrmex triplarinus". Toxicon. 38 (10): 1403–1413. doi:10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00233-0. PMID 10758275.

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