Melophorus

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Melophorus
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Melophorus anderseni worker
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Melophorini
Genus: Melophorus
Lubbock, 1883
Type species
Melophorus bagoti
Lubbock, 1883
Diversity [1]
23 species
Synonyms

Erimelophorus Wheeler, 1935
TrichomelophorusWheeler, 1935

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Head view of ant Melophorus majeri specimen Melophorus majeri casent0173922 head 1.jpg
Head view of ant Melophorus majeri specimen

Melophorus (meaning "honey carrier") [2] is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. [3] The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas. [4]

Species

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Melophorus". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Schultheiss, P.; Schwarz, S.; Wystrach, A. (2010). "Nest Relocation and Colony Founding in the Australian Desert Ant, Melophorus bagoti Lubbock (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 2010: 1–4. doi: 10.1155/2010/435838 .
  3. ↑ "Genus: Melophorus". antweb.org. AntWeb . Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Schultheiss, P.; Schwarz, S.; Cheng, K.; Wehner, R. D. (2012). "Foraging ecology of an Australian salt-pan desert ant (genus Melophorus)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 60 (5): 311. doi:10.1071/ZO12096. S2CID   86050964.


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