Myrmicaria

Myrmicaria is an ant genus within the subfamily Myrmicinae.

Myrmicaria
M. brunnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Formicidae
Subfamily:
Myrmicinae
Tribe:
Solenopsidini
Genus:
Myrmicaria

Saunders, 1842
Type species
Myrmicaria brunnea
Saunders, 1842
Diversity[1]
32 species
Synonyms

Heptacondylus Smith, 1857
Physatta Smith, 1857

Description

Myrmicaria can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on the gaster, and an antenna with seven segments.[2]

Biochemistry

Myrmicarin 430A, a heptacyclic alkaloid, was isolated from the poison glands of African Myrmicaria. The structure of its carbon skeleton was previously unknown.[3]

Species
  • Myrmicaria anomala Arnold, 1960
  • Myrmicaria arachnoides (Smith, 1857)
  • Myrmicaria arnoldi Santschi, 1925
  • Myrmicaria basutorum Arnold, 1960
  • Myrmicaria baumi Forel, 1901
  • Myrmicaria birmana Forel, 1902
  • Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842
  • Myrmicaria carinata (Smith, 1857)
  • Myrmicaria castanea Crawley, 1924
  • Myrmicaria distincta Santschi, 1925
  • Myrmicaria exigua Andre, 1890
  • Myrmicaria faurei Arnold, 1947
  • Myrmicaria fodica (Jerdon, 1851)
  • Myrmicaria foreli Santschi, 1925
  • Myrmicaria fumata Santschi, 1916
  • Myrmicaria fusca Stitz, 1911
  • Myrmicaria irregularis Santschi, 1925
  • Myrmicaria laevior Forel, 1910
  • Myrmicaria lutea Emery, 1900
  • Myrmicaria melanogaster Emery, 1900
  • Myrmicaria natalensis (Smith, 1858)
  • Myrmicaria nigra (Mayr, 1862)
  • Myrmicaria opaciventris Emery, 1893
  • Myrmicaria reichenspergeri Santschi, 1925
  • Myrmicaria rhodesiae Arnold, 1958
  • Myrmicaria rugosa (Smith, 1860)
  • Myrmicaria rustica Santschi, 1925
  • Myrmicaria salambo Wheeler, 1922
  • Myrmicaria striata Stitz, 1911
  • Myrmicaria striatula Santschi, 1925
  • Myrmicaria tigreensis (Guerin-Meneville, 1849)
  • Myrmicaria vidua Smith, 1858
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References
  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Myrmicaria". AntCat. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. Tree of Life Web Project. 2004. Myrmicaria. Version 4 October 2004 (temporary). in The Tree of Life Web Project
  3. Schröder, F.; Baumann, H.; Kaib, M. & Sinnwell, V. (1996): Myrmicarin 430A: a new heptacyclic alkaloid from Myrmicaria ants. Chem. Commun. 1996: 2139-2140. doi:10.1039/CC9960002139
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