Anomalomyrma
| Anomalomyrma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| A. taylori dealate queen (holotype specimen) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Leptanillinae |
| Tribe: | Anomalomyrmini |
| Genus: | Anomalomyrma Taylor, 1990 |
| Type species | |
| Anomalomyrma taylori | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 3 species | |
Anomalomyrma is an Asian genus of ants in the subfamily Leptanillinae.[2] The genus was originally described in 1990 with the type species Anomalomyrma taylori, based on a single dealate queen from Borneo.[3] Workers were unknown until 2011, when two new species were described from Peninsular Malaysia and the Philippines.[4]
Species
- Anomalomyrma boltoni Borowiec, et al. 2011 – Cameron Highlands, Peninsular Malaysia
- Anomalomyrma helenae Borowiec, et al. 2011 – El Nido region of Palawan, Philippines
- Anomalomyrma taylori Bolton, 1990 – Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Malaysia
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Anomalomyrma". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Genus: Anomalomyrma". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ Bolton, B. (1990). "The higher classification of the ant subfamily Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).". Systematic Entomology 15: 267–282. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1990.tb00063.x.
- ↑ Borowiec, M. L.; Schulz, A.; Alpert, G. D.; Baňař, P. (2011). "Discovery of the worker caste and descriptions of two new species of Anomalomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae) with unique abdominal morphology.". Zootaxa 2810: 1–14.
External links
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