The Formicinae are a subfamily within the Formicidae containing ants of moderate evolutionary development.
Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and in soil, rotting wood, under stones, or in trees.
Carpenter ants are large ants indigenous to many forested parts of the world.
Joseph Charles Bequaert was an American naturalist of Belgian origin, born 24 May 1886 in Torhout (Belgium) and died on 12 January 1982 in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Cataulacus is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is distributed in the Paleotropical regions, mainly in the Afrotropics. Most species are found in forests, but a few are known from more open and arid habitats.
Camponotus barbatus is a species of carpenter ant.
Camponotus irritans is a species of carpenter ant. It is found in many Asian and Oceanian countries.
Camponotus mendax is a species of carpenter ant. It is found from India, and Sri Lanka, where the two subspecies are geographically separated.
Camponotus rufoglaucus is a species of carpenter ant. It is found from many Afrotropical, Indo-Australian, Oriental, Palaearctic regional countries.
Camponotus thraso is a species of carpenter ant. The type species is found from Sri Lanka.
Camponotus variegatus is a species of carpenter ant.
Diacamma rugosum, also known as the Bornean queenless ant or Asian bullet ant, is a species of ant of the subfamily Ponerinae. It is found in many countries throughout Southeast Asia. 20 subspecies are recognized.
Hypoponera confinis is a species of ant of the subfamily Ponerinae, which can be found from Sri Lanka, and China.
Camponotus planatus, known generally as the compact carpenter ant or short carpenter ant, is one of three Camponotus species that is polygynous, or has more than one queen. It is a species of ant.
Camponotus sericeiventris, the shimmering golden sugar ant, is a species of carpenter ant native to large parts of Central and South America.
