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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.
Harvester ant, also known as harvesting ant, is a common name for any of the species or genera of ants that collect seeds, or mushrooms as in the case of Euprenolepis procera, which are stored in the nest in communal chambers called granaries. They are also referred to as Agricultural ants. Seed harvesting by some desert ants is an adaptation to the lack of typical ant resources such as prey or honeydew from hemipterans. Harvester ants increase seed dispersal and protection, and provide nutrients that increase seedling survival of the desert plants. In addition, ants provide soil aeration through the creation of galleries and chambers, mix deep and upper layers of soil, and incorporate organic refuse into the soil.
Crematogastrini is a tribe of myrmicine ants with 64 genera and 8 fossil genera.
Carebara diversa, is a species of marauder ant widely distributed throughout Asia.
Carebara is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is one of the largest myrmicine genera with more than 200 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and the Afrotropical region. Many of them are very tiny cryptic soil and leaf litter inhabitants. They nest in rotten wood to which the bark is still adherent in the Afrotropical region, or may be lestobiotic nesting near other ant species. Some species are known to exist parasitically within termite nests. Little is known about the biology of the species. However, they are notable for the vast difference in size between queens and workers.
Carebara vidua is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Carebara escherichi is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Carebara bruni is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka and China.
Carebara deponens is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Carebara nana is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Carebara pygmaea is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka, Borneo, Indonesia, Philippines.
Carebara sinhala is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Polyrhachis hippomanes is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae, found in Sri Lanka. Three subspecies are recognized. 2 subspecies were given full species status recently.
Tetraponera rufonigra, is a species of ant belonging to the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. It is distributed across Asia, and Africa. Commonly called the Bi-coloured Arboreal ant, they are arboreal and build small nests which are excavated holes usually in dried parts of trees. They are active hunters and hunt small insects. They have a well developed sting and when stung can cause allergic reactions in human beings.
Tetraponera nigra, is a species of ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae, which can be found in Borneo, Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China.
Pseudoneoponera rufipes is a species of ant of the subfamily Ponerinae. It is found in southern and eastern Asia.
Hypoponera ceylonensis, is a species of ant of the subfamily Ponerinae, which can be found from Sri Lanka, and China.
Carebara armata is a species of ant from the subfamily Myrmicinae. The scientific name of this species was first published in 1948 by Horace Donisthorpe.
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- ↑ "Carebara ceylonensis". www.antweb.org.