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Genus of ants
Myrmoteras is a
genus of
ants in the subfamily
Formicinae and the
sole member of the
tribe Myrmoteratini .
[2] They have enormous eyes, a character found in other ancient genera, and extremely elongated mandibles with eight to 16 teeth. These work as trap-jaws and can open up to 270°.
[3]
Description
Trap-jawed ants: Strumigenys , Daceton , Odontomachus , Anochetus , Myrmoteras
While the elongated mandibles look superficially similar to those of the
basal
Myrmecia , the mechanism is, as a whole, totally dissimilar and is rather convergent to that of the
ponerine genera
Anochetus and
Odontomachus , and the
myrmicine
Strumigenys . The trigger mechanism of the trap-jaw-like mandibles of Myrmoteras consists of two hairs. Other trap-jawed genera are
Daceton ,
Acanthognathus ,
Orectognathus ,
Microdaceton , and
Epitritus .[
citation needed ]
Distribution
Myrmoteras occurs in the Indo-Malayan region.
[4]
Species
Myrmoteras arcoelinae Agosti, 1992
Myrmoteras bakeri Wheeler, 1919 —
Borneo
Myrmoteras barbouri Creighton, 1930 —
Java
Myrmoteras baslerorum Agosti, 1992
Myrmoteras binghamii Forel, 1893 —
Burma
Myrmoteras brachygnathum Moffett, 1985
Myrmoteras brigitteae Agosti, 1992
Myrmoteras ceylonicum Gregg, 1957 —
Sri Lanka
Myrmoteras chondrogastrum Moffett, 1985
Myrmoteras concolor Bui, Eguchi & Yamane, 2013
Myrmoteras cuneonodum Xu, 1998
Myrmoteras danieli Agosti, 1992
Myrmoteras diastematum Moffett, 1985
Myrmoteras donisthorpei Wheeler, 1916 — Borneo
Myrmoteras elfeorum Agosti, 1992
Myrmoteras estrudae Agosti, 1992
Myrmoteras glabrum Zettel & Sorger, 2011
Myrmoteras indicum Moffett, 1985
Myrmoteras insulcatum Moffett, 1985
Myrmoteras iriodum Moffett, 1985
Myrmoteras ivani Agosti, 1992
Myrmoteras jacquelinae Agosti, 1992
Myrmoteras jaitrongi Bui, Eguchi & Yamane, 2013
Myrmoteras karnyi Gregg, 1954
Myrmoteras marianneae Agosti, 1992
Myrmoteras maudeae Agosti, 1992
Myrmoteras mcarthuri Zettel & Sorger, 2011
Myrmoteras mjoebergi Creighton, 1930 — Borneo
Myrmoteras morowali Moffett, 1985
Myrmoteras namphuong Bui, Eguchi & Yamane, 2013
Myrmoteras nicoletteae Agosti, 1992
Myrmoteras opalinum Bui, Eguchi & Yamane, 2013
Myrmoteras scabrum Moffett, 1985
Myrmoteras susanneae Agosti, 1992
Myrmoteras tomimasai Bui, Eguchi & Yamane, 2013
Myrmoteras tonboli Agosti, 1992
Myrmoteras toro Moffett, 1985
Myrmoteras williamsi Wheeler, 1919 —
Philippines
Myrmoteras wolasi Moffett, 1985
References
^
Bolton, B. (2014).
"Myrmoteras" . AntCat . Retrieved 19 July 2014 .
^ ITIS:
Genus Myrmoteras
^ Bolton, B. (2003): Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 71 . 370 pp.
^ Creighton, William S. (1930): A Review of the Genus Myrmoteras (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 38 : 177-193.
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