Myrmoteras
Myrmoteras | |
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Myrmoteras iriodum worker from Malaysia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Myrmoteratini Emery, 1895 |
Genus: | Myrmoteras Forel, 1893 |
Type species | |
Myrmoteras binghamii Forel, 1893 | |
Diversity[1] | |
41 species |
Myrmoteras is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Myrmoteratini.[2] They have enormous eyes, a character found in other ancient genera, and extremely elongated mandibles with eight to 16 teeth. These work as trap-jaws and can open up to 270°.[3]
Description
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Trap_jawed_ants_-_Creighton.svg/250px-Trap_jawed_ants_-_Creighton.svg.png)
While the elongated mandibles look superficially similar to those of the basal Myrmecia, the mechanism is, as a whole, totally dissimilar and is rather convergent to that of the ponerine genera Anochetus and Odontomachus, and the myrmicine Strumigenys. The trigger mechanism of the trap-jaw-like mandibles of Myrmoteras consists of two hairs. Other trap-jawed genera are Daceton, Acanthognathus, Orectognathus, Microdaceton, and Epitritus.[citation needed]
Distribution
[edit]Myrmoteras occurs in the Indo-Malayan region.[4]
Species
[edit]- Myrmoteras arcoelinae Agosti, 1992
- Myrmoteras bakeri Wheeler, 1919 — Borneo
- Myrmoteras barbouri Creighton, 1930 — Java
- Myrmoteras baslerorum Agosti, 1992
- Myrmoteras binghamii Forel, 1893 — Burma
- Myrmoteras brachygnathum Moffett, 1985
- Myrmoteras brigitteae Agosti, 1992
- Myrmoteras ceylonicum Gregg, 1957 — Sri Lanka
- Myrmoteras chondrogastrum Moffett, 1985
- Myrmoteras concolor Bui, Eguchi & Yamane, 2013
- Myrmoteras cuneonodum Xu, 1998
- Myrmoteras danieli Agosti, 1992
- Myrmoteras diastematum Moffett, 1985
- Myrmoteras donisthorpei Wheeler, 1916 — Borneo
- Myrmoteras elfeorum Agosti, 1992
- Myrmoteras estrudae Agosti, 1992
- Myrmoteras glabrum Zettel & Sorger, 2011
- Myrmoteras indicum Moffett, 1985
- Myrmoteras insulcatum Moffett, 1985
- Myrmoteras iriodum Moffett, 1985
- Myrmoteras ivani Agosti, 1992
- Myrmoteras jacquelinae Agosti, 1992
- Myrmoteras jaitrongi Bui, Eguchi & Yamane, 2013
- Myrmoteras karnyi Gregg, 1954
- Myrmoteras marianneae Agosti, 1992
- Myrmoteras maudeae Agosti, 1992
- Myrmoteras mcarthuri Zettel & Sorger, 2011
- Myrmoteras mjoebergi Creighton, 1930 — Borneo
- Myrmoteras morowali Moffett, 1985
- Myrmoteras namphuong Bui, Eguchi & Yamane, 2013
- Myrmoteras nicoletteae Agosti, 1992
- Myrmoteras opalinum Bui, Eguchi & Yamane, 2013
- Myrmoteras scabrum Moffett, 1985
- Myrmoteras susanneae Agosti, 1992
- Myrmoteras tomimasai Bui, Eguchi & Yamane, 2013
- Myrmoteras tonboli Agosti, 1992
- Myrmoteras toro Moffett, 1985
- Myrmoteras williamsi Wheeler, 1919 — Philippines
- Myrmoteras wolasi Moffett, 1985
References
[edit]- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Myrmoteras". AntCat. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ ITIS: Genus Myrmoteras
- ^ Bolton, B. (2003): Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 71. 370 pp.
- ^ Creighton, William S. (1930): A Review of the Genus Myrmoteras (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 38: 177-193. PDF
External links
[edit] Media related to Myrmoteras at Wikimedia Commons