Myrmicaria natalensis
| Natal droptail ant | |
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| M. natalensis tending a mealy bug | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Myrmicaria |
| Species: | M. natalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmicaria natalensis (F.Smith, 1858) | |
Myrmicaria natalensis, commonly known as the Natal droptail ant, is a species of ant with an extensive range in the Afrotropics. It has been recorded from Guinea, Ivory Coast, Uganda, DRC, Tanzania, Mozambique, Angola, Namibia and South Africa, where the type was obtained.[1][2] Like others in its genus, it has a distinctive down-curved abdomen and spines on the thorax.
Workers with ant prey
References
- ↑ "Myrmicaria natalensis". AntWiki. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ Taylor, Brian. "Myrmicaria natalensis (F. Smith)". Ants of Africa. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
External links
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