Myrmica ereptrix

This species is known from only a single holotype queen. It is a social parasite in the nest of Myrmica aimonissabaudiae.

Identification
This species is distinctive, it has an extremely wide petiole and postpetiole, both with well-developed, large ventral lobes.

Distribution
This taxon was described from India.

Biology
This species is a social parasite of Myrmica aimonissabaudiae.

Castes
Only Queens have been found, males and workers are unknown.

Nomenclature

 *  ereptrix. Myrmica ereptrix Bolton, 1988a: 2, figs. 1, 5 (q.) INDIA. See also: Radchenko & Elmes, 2003a: 236; Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 130.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Bolton 1988a.pdf|Bolton, B. 1988a. A new socially parasitic Myrmica, with a reassessment of the genus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Syst. Entomol. 13: 1-11 PDF]]


 * [[Media:Radchenko & Elmes 2003a.pdf|Radchenko, A. G.; Elmes, G. W. 2003a. A taxonomic revision of the socially parasitic Myrmica ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Palaearctic region. Ann. Zool. (Warsaw) 53: 217-243 PDF]]


 * Radchenko, A.G. & Elmes, G.W. 2010. Myrmica ants of the Old World. Fauna Mundi 3: 1-789.