Myopopone castanea
Myopopone castanea | |
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Myopopone castanea worker | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Amblyoponinae |
Genus: | Myopopone |
Species: | M. castanea |
Binomial name | |
Myopopone castanea (Smith, F., 1860) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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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)
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