Myopopone
| Myopopone | |
|---|---|
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| Myopopone castanea worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Amblyoponinae |
| Tribe: | Amblyoponini |
| Genus: | Myopopone Roger, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Myopopone maculata Roger, 1861 | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 2 species | |
Myopopone is a genus of ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae.[2] The genus contains two species, one extant and one fossil. The type species Myopopone castanea is known from the Oriental and Indo-Australian regions, and China.[3] The fossil species, Myopopone sinensis, is known from the Early Miocene.[4]
Species
- Myopopone castanea (Smith, 1860)
- †Myopopone sinensis Zhang, 1989
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Myopopone". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "Genus: Myopopone". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ Xu, Z.-H; He, Q-J (2011). "Description of Myopopone castanea (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Himalaya Region.". Entomotaxonomia. 33 (3): 231–235.
- ↑ "Species: †Myopopone sinensis". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
External links
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