Biology:Allomerus
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Allomerus is a Neotropical genus of small ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[1] Its eight species are known from the forests of South America, where they live in plant cavities and structures.[2]
Species
- Allomerus affinis (Santschi, 1929)
- Allomerus auropunctatus (Roger, 1863)
- Allomerus brevipilosus Fernández, 2007
- Allomerus decemarticulatus Mayr, 1878
- Allomerus dentatus Fernández, 2007
- Allomerus iheringi (Forel, 1908)
- Allomerus longiseta (Cuezzo & Calcaterra, 2015)
- Allomerus lutzi Forel, 1908
- Allomerus maietae Fernández, 2007
- Allomerus octoarticulatus Mayr, 1878
- Allomerus rochai (Forel, 1912)
- Allomerus scrobifera (Kempf, 1961)
- Allomerus septemarticulatus Mayr, 1878
- Allomerus sigmoideus (Mayr, 1884)
- Allomerus sulcaticeps (Emery, 1894)
- Allomerus undecemarticulatus Fernández, 2007
- Allomerus villosus (Emery, 1894)
- Allomerus vogeli Kempf, 1975
- Allomerus williamsoni (Kusnezov, 1952)
Associated plants
Table of known ant–host relations:[2]
| Ant | Plant |
|---|---|
| A. brevipilosus | Gleasonia nauensis |
| A. decemarticulatus | Duroia sp. (probably), Gleasonia nauensis, Hirtella sp., Hirtella physophora, Tococa sp. (probably) |
| A. dentatus | Tococa hirta |
| A. maietae | Maieta neblinensis |
| A. octoarticulatus | Remijia physophora, Tococa sp. |
| A. septemarticulatus | Duroia saccifera |
| A. vogeli | Myrmidone macrosperma |
| A. undecemarticulatus | Tococa pachystachya |
References
- ↑ "Genus: Allomerus". AntWeb. http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Allomerus&rank=genus&project=allantwebants.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fernández, F. (2007). "The myrmicine ant genus Allomerus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).". Caldasia 29 (1): 159–175.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4033783 entry
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