Microdaceton
Appearance
Microdaceton | |
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Microdaceton exornatum worker | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Attini |
Genus: | Microdaceton Santschi, 1913 |
Type species | |
Microdaceton exornatum Santschi, 1913
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Diversity[1] | |
4 species |
Microdaceton is an African genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] The genus consists of four species restricted to the Afrotropics. They nest in the leaf litter and seems to be fairly common. However, little is known about their biology.[3]
Species
- Microdaceton exornatum Santschi, 1913
- Microdaceton tanyspinosum Bolton, 2000
- Microdaceton tibialis Weber, 1952
- Microdaceton viriosum Bolton, 2000
References
- ^ Bolton, B. (2015). "Microdaceton". AntCat. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Genus: Microdaceton". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. (2013). "The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography". Journal of East African Natural History. 101 (2): 127. doi:10.2982/028.101.0201. S2CID 84797311.
External links
- Media related to Microdaceton at Wikimedia Commons