Megalomyrmex wallacei
| Megalomyrmex wallacei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Megalomyrmex |
| Species: | M. wallacei |
| Binomial name | |
| Megalomyrmex wallacei Mann, 1916 | |
Megalomyrmex wallacei is a Neotropical species of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Megalomyrmex wallacei can be found in Brazil (Amazonas, Rondônia, Pará, Tocantins), Guyana, Colombia, Costa Rica.[1][2] This species occurs in mature wet forest, usually low-elevation rainforest. Brandão (2003) reports the species nesting under leaves on the forest floor, in colonies of up to 300 workers.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 Longino 2010, p. 56
- 1 2 Brandão 2003, p. 149
- Brandão, Carlos Roberto F. (2003), "Further revisionary studies on the ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Solenopsidini)", Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 43 (8): 145–159, doi:10.1590/S0031-10492003000800001
- Longino, John T. (2010), "A taxonomic review of the ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Central America" (PDF), Zootaxa 2720: 35–58
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