Discothyrea
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| Discothyrea | |
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| Discothyrea bidens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Proceratiinae |
| Tribe: | Proceratiini |
| Genus: | Discothyrea Roger, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Discothyrea testacea | |
Discothyrea is a genus of ant in the subfamily Proceratiinae.[1] Little is known about their biology, but ants in this genus are thought to be specialist predators of arthropod eggs,[2] and have been observed storing eggs in their nests (probably spider eggs).[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Genus: Discothyrea". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ Zacharias, Merry; Rajan, Priyadarsanan Dharma (2004), "Discothyrea sringerensis (Hymenoptera Formicidae).", Zootaxa 484: 1–4
- ↑ Motoki Katayama, Motoki Katayama (2013), "Predatory behaviours of Discothyrea kamiteta (Proceratiinae) on spider eggs.", Kontyû Tokyo 5: 121–124
External links
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