Pseudomyrmecinae
| Pseudomyrmecinae | |
|---|---|
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| Pseudomyrmex acanthobius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Vespoidea |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudomyrmecinae Smith, 1952 |
| Tribe: | Pseudomyrmecini Smith, 1952 |
| Type genus | |
| Pseudomyrmex | |
| Genera | |
Pseudomyrmecinae is a small subfamily of ants containing only three genera of slender, large-eyed arboreal ants, predominantly tropical or subtropical in distribution.[1]
Systematics
- Pseudomyrmecinae Smith, 1952
- Pseudomyrmecini Smith, 1952
- Myrcidris Ward, 1990
- Pseudomyrmex Lund, 1831
- Tetraponera Smith, 1852
- Pseudomyrmecini Smith, 1952
Identification
Workers of this subfamily can be recognized by the combination of large eyes (EL/HL usually > 0.25), short mandibles, flexible promesonotal connection, and presence of a postpetiole. Other characteristic features include: antennal sockets partly exposed in full-face (frontal) view; scape relatively short (SL/HL < 0.75); clypeus narrow (front to back) and not extending posteriorly between the frontal carinae; metapleural gland orifice situated at extreme posteroventral margin of metapleuron; hind tibia usually with two apical spurs, of which the posterior spur is pectinate; and sting well developed.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Subfamily: Pseudomyrmecinae". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
External links
Media related to Pseudomyrmecinae at Wikimedia Commons- Pseudomyrmex gracilis, elongate twig ant on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site