Melophorus
Melophorus (meaning "honey carrier")[2] is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[3] The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.[4]
Melophorus | |
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Melophorus anderseni worker | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Melophorini |
Genus: | Melophorus Lubbock, 1883 |
Type species | |
Melophorus bagoti Lubbock, 1883 | |
Diversity[1] | |
23 species | |
Synonyms | |
Erimelophorus Wheeler, 1935 |
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Head view of ant Melophorus majeri specimen
Species
- Melophorus aeneovirens (Lowne, 1865)
- Melophorus anderseni Agosti, 1998
- Melophorus bagoti Lubbock, 1883
- Melophorus biroi Forel, 1907
- Melophorus bruneus McAreavey, 1949
- Melophorus constans Santschi, 1928
- Melophorus curtus Forel, 1902
- Melophorus fieldi Forel, 1910
- Melophorus fulvihirtus Clark, 1941
- Melophorus hirsutus Forel, 1902
- Melophorus insularis Wheeler, 1934
- Melophorus iridescens (Emery, 1887)
- Melophorus laticeps Wheeler, 1915
- Melophorus ludius Forel, 1902
- Melophorus majeri Agosti, 1998
- Melophorus marius Forel, 1910
- Melophorus mjobergi Forel, 1915
- Melophorus omniparens Forel, 1915
- Melophorus pillipes Santschi, 1919
- Melophorus potteri McAreavey, 1947
- Melophorus scipio Forel, 1915
- Melophorus turneri Forel, 1910
- Melophorus wheeleri Forel, 1910
See also
References
- Bolton, B. (2014). "Melophorus". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- Schultheiss, P.; Schwarz, S.; Wystrach, A. (2010). "Nest Relocation and Colony Founding in the Australian Desert Ant, Melophorus bagoti Lubbock (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 2010: 1–4. doi:10.1155/2010/435838.
- "Genus: Melophorus". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- Schultheiss, P.; Schwarz, S.; Cheng, K.; Wehner, R. D. (2012). "Foraging ecology of an Australian salt-pan desert ant (genus Melophorus)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 60 (5): 311. doi:10.1071/ZO12096. S2CID 86050964.
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