Vombisidris

Vombisidris
V. philax worker from Indonesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Vombisidris
Bolton, 1991
Type species
Vombisidris philax
Bolton, 1991
Diversity[1]
16 species

Vombisidris is a genus of subarboreal and arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] Its species are known from India to Queensland, Australia. Like most other arboreal ants, their biology remains unknown.[3]

Species

  • Vombisidris acherdos Bolton, 1991
  • Vombisidris australis (Wheeler, 1934)
  • Vombisidris bilongrudi (Taylor, 1989)
  • Vombisidris dryas Bolton, 1991
  • Vombisidris harpeza Bolton, 1991
  • Vombisidris humboldticola Zacharias & Rajan, 2004
  • Vombisidris jacobsoni (Forel, 1915)
  • Vombisidris lochme Bolton, 1991
  • Vombisidris nahet Bolton, 1991
  • Vombisidris occidua Bolton, 1991
  • Vombisidris philax Bolton, 1991
  • Vombisidris philippina Zettel & Sorger, 2010
  • Vombisidris regina Bolton, 1991
  • Vombisidris renateae (Taylor, 1989)
  • Vombisidris umbrabdomina Huang & Zhou, 2006
  • Vombisidris xylochos Bolton, 1991

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Vombisidris". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Vombisidris". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. Bolton, B. (1991). "New myrmicine genera from the Oriental Region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).". Syst. Entomol. 16: 1–13.

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