Oxyepoecus (Latin) is a genus of small ants from the subfamily Myrmicinae ( Solenopsidini , Formicidae ). About 20 species. South America : Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil [2] [3] .
| Oxyepoecus |
Oxyepoecus bruchi |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetric |
| Hoard : | Insects with full transformation |
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| International Scientific Name |
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Oxyepoecus Santschi, 1926 [1] |
| Synonyms |
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Forelifidis Smith, MR, 1954 |
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Small ants. The length of working individuals is 1.9-3.4 mm, females 2.4-3.8 mm, males - about 3 mm. Antennae 11-segmented with 3-segmented apical mace. Mandibular palpi consists of 2 segments (palp formula: 2.2). Petiolum between breast and abdomen is two-segmented ( petiol + postpetiol). Some species lead a socio- parasitic lifestyle. For example, the species Oxyepoecus inquilinus is found in anthills of the species Pheidole radoszkowskii , and Oxyepoecus bruchi is found in the ants Pheidole obtusopilosa [2] [3] .
Several species of the genus are included in the International List of Rare and Endangered IUCN Species , for example, Oxyepoecus bruchi [4] , Oxyepoecus inquilina [5] and Oxyepoecus daguerrei [6] .
About 20 species [2] [3] .
- Oxyepoecus bidentatus
- Oxyepoecus browni Albuquerque & Brandão, 2004 - Brazil [2]
- Oxyepoecus bruchi Santschi, 1926 - Argentina [1]
- Oxyepoecus crassinodus Kempf, 1974 - Brazil [3]
- Oxyepoecus daguerrei (Santschi, 1933)
- Oxyepoecus ephippiatus Albuquerque & Brandão, 2004 - Brazil [2]
- Oxyepoecus inquilinus Kusnezov, 1952 - Argentina, Brazil
- Oxyepoecus kempfi Albuquerque & Brandão, 2004 [2]
- Oxyepoecus longicephalus Albuquerque & Brandão, 2004 [2]
- Oxyepoecus mandibularis (Emery, 1913)
- Oxyepoecus plaumanni Kempf, 1974 [3]
- Oxyepoecus punctifrons (Borgmeier, 1927)
- Oxyepoecus quadratus Albuquerque & Brandão, 2004 [2]
- Oxyepoecus rastratus (Mayr, 1887)
- Oxyepoecus reticulatus Kempf, 1974 [3]
- Oxyepoecus rosai
- Oxyepoecus striatus
- Oxyepoecus vezenyii (Forel, 1907)
- Oxyepoecus vivax Kempf, 1974 [3]
