Biology:Calomyrmex

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Short description: Genus of ants

Calomyrmex
Calomyrmex albertisi casent0003286 profile 1.jpg
Calomyrmex albertisi worker from Australia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Camponotini
Genus: Calomyrmex
Emery, 1895
Type species
Formica laevissima
Smith, 1859
Diversity[1]
9 species

Calomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[2] The genus is known from Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia .[3] Calomyrmex has a mandibular gland that secrets red droplets on the sides of its head that have a strong and unpleasant odor when disturbed.[4]

Species

  • Calomyrmex albertisi (Emery, 1887)
  • Calomyrmex albopilosus (Mayr, 1876)
  • Calomyrmex glauerti Clark, 1930
  • Calomyrmex impavidus (Forel, 1893)
  • Calomyrmex laevissimus (Smith, 1859)
  • Calomyrmex purpureus (Mayr, 1876)
  • Calomyrmex similis (Mayr, 1876)
  • Calomyrmex splendidus (Mayr, 1876)
  • Calomyrmex tropicus (Smith, 1861)

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Calomyrmex". AntCat. http://antcat.org/catalog/429243. 
  2. "Genus: Calomyrmex". AntWeb. http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Calomyrmex&rank=genus&project=allantwebants. Retrieved 23 September 2013. 
  3. Shattuck, S. (2000). Australian Ants: Their Biology and Identification. CSIRO Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-643-06659-5. 
  4. Brough, Elaine J. (2010-04-26). "The Multifunctional Role of the Mandibular Gland Secretion of an Australian Desert Ant, Calomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)4". Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie 46 (3): 279–297. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0310.1978.tb01450.x. ISSN 0044-3573. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14448679 entry