Myrmoteras

There are 35 species in this Old World Genus. Most species are found in Borneo, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Distribution
China, India, Sri Lanka, Borneo, Indonesia, Philippines

Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's [New General Catalogue], a catalogue of the world's ants. Barry continually updates his Catalogue and thus the following information reflects an up-to-date accounting of ant taxonomy. We are indebted to Barry for making this information available.

Genus MYRMOTERAS Myrmoteras Forel, 1893f: 607. Type-species: Myrmoteras binghamii, by monotypy. Taxonomic history [Myrmoteras also described as new by Forel, 1894c: 418.] Myrmoteras in Camponotinae: Forel, 1894c: 420. Myrmoteras in Camponotinae, Myrmoteratini: Emery, 1895j: 772; Wheeler, W.M. 1910g: 143; Forel, 1917: 248. Myrmoteras in Gesomyrmicinae, Myrmoteratini: Ashmead, 1905b: 384. Myrmoteras in Formicinae, Myrmoteratini: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 694; Emery, 1925b: 36; all subsequent authors except the following. Myrmoteras in Formicinae, Oecophylla genus group: Agosti, 1991: 295.