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Subfamily of ants
Dolichoderinae is a
subfamily of
ants , which includes species such as the
Argentine ant (Linepithema humile ), the
erratic ant , the
odorous house ant , and the
cone ant . The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the world, distributed in different
biogeographic realms , from the
Palearctic ,
Nearctic ,
Afrotropical region and
Malaysia , to the
Middle East ,
Australian , and
Neotropical regions.
[2]
This subfamily is distinguished by having a single
petiole (no post-petiole) and a slit-like orifice, from which chemical compounds are released. Dolichoderine ants do not possess a sting, unlike ants in some other subfamilies, such as
Ponerinae and
Myrmicinae , instead relying on the chemical defensive compounds produced from the anal gland.
[3]
Of the compounds produced by dolichoderine ants, several
terpenoids were identified including the previously unknown
iridomyrmecin , isoiridomyrmecin, and iridodial.
[4] Such compounds are responsible for the smell given off by ants of this subfamily when crushed or disturbed.[
citation needed ]
Tribes and genera
Bothriomyrmecini Dubovikov, 2005
Dolichoderini
Forel , 1878
Leptomyrmecini
Emery , 1913
Anillidris
Santschi , 1936
Anonychomyrma
Donisthorpe , 1947
Azteca
Forel , 1878
†
Chronomyrmex McKellar, Glasier & Engel, 2013
Doleromyrma
Forel , 1907
Dorymyrmex
Mayr , 1866
Forelius
Emery , 1888
Froggattella
Forel , 1902
Gracilidris Wild & Cuezzo, 2006
Iridomyrmex
Mayr , 1862
Leptomyrmex
Mayr , 1862
Linepithema
Mayr , 1866
Nebothriomyrmex Dubovikov, 2004
Ochetellus Shattuck, 1992
Papyrius Shattuck, 1992
Philidris Shattuck, 1992
Turneria
Forel , 1895
†
Miomyrmecini
Carpenter , 1930
Tapinomini
Emery , 1913
incertae sedis
†
Alloiomma Zhang, 1989
†
Elaeomyrmex
Carpenter , 1930
†
Elaphrodites Zhang, 1989
†
Eldermyrmex Heterick & Shattuck, 2011
†
Emplastus
Donisthorpe , 1920
†
Eotapinoma Dlussky, 1988
†
Eurymyrmex Zhang, Sun & Zhang, 1994
†
Kotshkorkia Dlussky, 1981
†
Ktunaxia Lapolla & Greenwalt, 2015
†
Leptomyrmula
Emery , 1913
†
Petraeomyrmex
Carpenter , 1930
†
Proiridomyrmex Dlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003
†
Protazteca
Carpenter , 1930
†
Usomyrma Dlussky, Radchenko & Dubovikoff, 2014
†
Yantaromyrmex Dlussky & Dubovikoff, 2013
†
Zherichinius Dlussky, 1988
Usomyrma mirabilis
See also
References
^
Bolton, B. (2015).
"Dolichoderinae" . AntCat . Retrieved 4 January 2015 .
^ Cardoso, D.; Cristiano, M. P.; Barros, L. S.; Lopes, D.; Pompolo, S. (2012).
"First cytogenetic characterization of a species of the arboreal ant genus Azteca Forel, 1978 (Dolichoderinae, Formicidae)" . Comparative Cytogenetics . 6 (2): 107–14.
doi :
10.3897/CompCytogen.v6i2.2397 .
PMC
3833797 .
PMID
24260655 .
^ Fisher, Brian L. and Stefan P. Cover (2007) Ants of North America: a guide to the genera
^ Wilson, E. O.; Pavan, M. (1959).
"Glandular Sources and Specificity of Some Chemical Releasers of Social Behavior in Dolichoderine Ants" . Psyche: A Journal of Entomology . 66 (4): 70.
doi :
10.1155/1959/45675 .
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