Odontoponera ( lat. ) - the genus of ants ( Formicidae ) from the subfamily Ponerinae . 2 types. Endemics of Southeast Asia [1] .
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Description
Medium-sized ants with 2 spines on the anterolateral (brachial) corners of the pronotum. The length of the working individuals is about 1 cm (working from 9 to 12 mm, females from 11 to 13 mm), brown and black. Antennae 12-segmented. The mandibular palps consist of 4 segments, the lower labial palms consist of 4 segments. Mandibles subtriangular, with 5-6 denticles on chewing margin. Middle and hind legs with 2 ankle spurs (one simple and one comb). The stalk between the breast and the abdomen consists of one segment of the petiol . Predators hunt termites and other ants. Found in the litter layer of tropical forests in Southeast Asia . In the families there are about a hundred working ants, polydomic colonies connected by underground tunnels [1] [2] .
Systematics
2 types. In 2009, Chris Schmidt (Schmidt, 2009), after conducting molecular genetic phylogenetic analysis of the ponerin subfamily, included the genus Odontoponera in the genus Odontomachus genus group ( Ponerini ). A strongly furrowed sculpture of the body surface brings the genus Odontoponera closer to the taxa Diacamma , Ectomomyrmex, and Paltothyreus [3] [1] .
- Odontoponera denticulata (Smith, 1858) [4] [5] - Borneo , Indonesia , Krakatau , Philippines , Singapore , Bangladesh , Cambodia , Thailand
- Odontoponera transversa (Smith, 1857) - India , Vietnam , Philippines , Indonesia , Singapore , China , Thailand
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Schmidt, CA; Shattuck, SO The Higher Classification of the Ant Subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a Review of Ponerine Ecology and Behavior // Zootaxa : Journal. - Auckland , New Zealand : Magnolia Press, 2014 .-- Vol. 3817 (1). - P. 1-242. - ISSN 1175-5326 .
- ↑ Bolton B. Synopsis and classification of Formicidae. (English) // Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. - Gainesville, FL: American Entomological Institute, 2003. - Vol. 71 . - P. 1-370 . - ISBN 1-887988-15-7 .
- ↑ Chris A. Schmidt. (2009). Molecular Phylogenetics and Taxonomic Revision of Ponerine Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae). Archived on September 29, 2015. - ProQuest, 2009 - pp. 1–278
- ↑ Smith, F. 1858. Catalog of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part vi. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 90, pl. 6, figs. 13, 14 queen described)
- ↑ Yamane, S. (2009). "Odontoponera denticulata (F. Smith) (Formicidae: Ponerinae), a distinct species inhabiting disturbed areas." Ari 32: 1-8.
Literature
- Yamane, S. (2009). "Odontoponera denticulata (F. Smith) (Formicidae: Ponerinae), a distinct species inhabiting disturbed areas." Ari 32: 1-8.
- Bolton B. Synopsis and classification of Formicidae. (English) // Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. - Gainesville, FL: American Entomological Institute, 2003. - Vol. 71 . - P. 1-370 . - ISBN 1-887988-15-7 .