Meranoplus bicolor

Meranoplus bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Apocrita
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Meranoplus
Species:	M. bicolor
Binomial name
Meranoplus bicolor (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Synonyms
Meranoplus bicolor bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1930 Meranoplus bicolor fuscescens Forel, 1903 Meranoplus dimicans Walker, 1859 Meranoplus villosus Motschoulsky, 1860 Myrmica tarda Jerdon, 1851

Meranoplus bicolor, is a species of ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is found in many Asian countries, where its habitats range from open grasslands to open-canopy forests. They nest in soil, usually at the base of plants. The nest opening is a simple hole, but it can sometimes have multiple openings. Workers forage on the ground as well as on plants, where they exploit extrafloral nectaries and tend to aphids.

Distribution

Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, China.

Subspecies

• Meranoplus bicolor bicolor (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
• Meranoplus bicolor fuscescens Wheeler, 1930
• Meranoplus bicolor lucidus Forel, 1903

External links

• "Meranoplus bicolor - Facts". AntWeb. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
• "Meranoplus bicolor". at antwiki.org
• Animaldiversity.org
• Itis.org