Rotastruma

Rotastruma
Rotastruma recava worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Rotastruma
Bolton, 1991
Type species
Rotastruma recava
Bolton, 1991
Diversity[1]
2 species

Rotastruma is a small genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] Its two species are known from the Oriental region: the type species Rotastruma recava is known from the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore, and Rotastruma stenoceps is known from Guangdong, China.[3]

Little is known about the genus, and like most other arboreal ants, their biology remains unknown. However, they seem to have affinities with Paratopula and Romblonella.[3]

Species

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Rotastruma". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Rotastruma". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 Bolton, B. (1991). "New myrmicine genera from the Oriental Region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).". Syst. Entomol. 16: 1–13.

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