Odontomachus hastatus

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Odontomachus hastatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Odontomachus
Species:
O. hastatus
Binomial name
Odontomachus hastatus
(Fabricius, 1804)

Odontomachus hastatus is a species of ant from the complex Odontomachus hastatus, [1] [2] The species was originally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1804. [3]

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Description

Like other species of Odontomachus ants, the O. hastatus are easily recognised by their trap-like jaw, which with they catch and kill prey. [4]

Distribution

The range of O. hastatus covers the rainforests of Central and South America. [5] This is confirmed in recent observations through crowdsourcing initiatives [3]

References

  1. ↑ Rafael X. Camargo; Paulo S. Oliveira (2012). "Natural history of the Neotropical arboreal ant, Odontomachus hastatus: nest sites, foraging schedule, and diet" (PDF). Journal of Insect Science . 12 (48): 48. doi:10.1673/031.012.4801. ISSN   1536-2442. PMC   3476954 . PMID   22957686. Wikidata   Q24627152.
  2. ↑ P. S. Oliveira; R. X. Camargo; V. Fourcassié (7 December 2010). "Nesting patterns, ecological correlates of polygyny and social organization in the neotropical arboreal ant Odontomachus hastatus (Formicidae, Ponerinae)". Insectes Sociaux . 58 (2): 207–217. doi:10.1007/S00040-010-0138-6. ISSN   0020-1812. Wikidata   Q61842278.
  3. 1 2 "Odontomachus hastatus (Fabricius, 1804)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  4. ↑ Spagna, Joseph C.; Vakis, Antonis I.; Schmidt, Chris A.; Patek, Sheila; Zhang, Xudong; Tsutsui, Neil D.; Suarez, Andrew V. (2008-07-01). "Phylogeny, scaling, and the generation of extreme forces in trap-jaw ants". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 211 (Pt 14): 2358–2368. Bibcode:2008JExpB.211.2358S. doi: 10.1242/JEB.015263 . PMID   18587130.
  5. ↑ William L. Brown, Jr (1976). "Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. VI. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini, subtribe Odontomachiti. Section A. Introduction, subtribal characters. Genus Odontomachus". Studia Entomologica. 19: 67–171. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.27000. ISSN   0585-5098. Wikidata   Q107952898.


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