Colobostruma

Colobostruma is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] All except one species are restricted to Australia. The only non-Australian species, C. foliacea, is found in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.[3]

Colobostruma
Colobostruma foliacea worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Colobostruma
Wheeler, 1927
Type species
Epopostruma leae
Wheeler, 1927
Diversity[1]
16 species
Synonyms

Alistruma Brown, 1948
Clarkistruma Brown, 1948

Species

  • Colobostruma alinodis (Forel, 1913)
  • Colobostruma australis Brown, 1959
  • Colobostruma biconcava Shattuck, 2000
  • Colobostruma biconvexa Shattuck, 2000
  • Colobostruma bicorna Shattuck, 2000
  • Colobostruma cerornata Brown, 1959
  • Colobostruma elliotti (Clark, 1928)
  • Colobostruma foliacea (Emery, 1897)
  • Colobostruma froggatti (Forel, 1913)
  • Colobostruma lacuna Shattuck, 2000
  • Colobostruma leae (Wheeler, 1927)
  • Colobostruma mellea Shattuck, 2000
  • Colobostruma nancyae Brown, 1965
  • Colobostruma papulata Brown, 1965
  • Colobostruma sisypha Shattuck, 2000
  • Colobostruma unicorna Shattuck, 2000

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Colobostruma". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Colobostruma". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. Shattuck, S. O. 2000. "Genus Colobostruma. Genus Mesostruma. Genus Epopostruma." Pp. 31-67 in: Bolton, B. 2000. "The ant tribe Dacetini." Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 65: 1-1028


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