Discothyrea is a
genus of small
ants in the
subfamilyProceratiinae.[2] The genus is distributed in the
tropics and
subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the
leaf litter, or under stones.[3] Little is known about their biology, but ants in this genus are thought to be specialist predators of
arthropod eggs and have been observed storing eggs in their nests (probably
spider eggs).[4][5]
^Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. (2013). "The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography". Journal of East African Natural History. 101 (2): 127.
doi:
10.2982/028.101.0201.
S2CID84797311.