Myopopone

Myopopone
Myopopone castanea worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Amblyoponinae
Tribe: Amblyoponini
Genus: Myopopone
Roger, 1861
Type species
Myopopone maculata
Roger, 1861
Diversity[1]
2 species

Myopopone is a genus of ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae.[2] The genus contains two species, one extant and one fossil. The type species Myopopone castanea is known from the Oriental and Indo-Australian regions, and China.[3] The fossil species, Myopopone sinensis, is known from the Early Miocene.[4]

Species

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Myopopone". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Myopopone". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. Xu, Z.-H; He, Q-J (2011). "Description of Myopopone castanea (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Himalaya Region.". Entomotaxonomia 33 (3): 231–235.
  4. "Species: †Myopopone sinensis". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

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