Myopias emeryi

They prey upon, and are likely specialized predators of, millipedes. Colonies are known to contain multiple queens.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia.

Nomenclature

 * . Trapeziopelta emeryi Forel, 1913k: 16, fig. E (w.) INDONESIA (Java).
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: Indonesia: Java. Buitenzorg (= Bogor), 1911-12 (H.v. Buttel-Reepen).
 * Type-depository: MHNG.
 * Combination in Myopias: Bolton, 1995b: 269.
 * Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 75; Bolton, 1995b: 269; Probst, Guénard & Boudinot, 2015: 205 (in key).
 * Distribution: Indonesia (Java).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Billen J., Z. Stroobants, R. Hashim, and F. Ito. 2013. Diversity and morphology of abdominal glands in workers of the ant genus Myopias (Formicidae, Ponerinae). Arthropod Structure and Development 42: 165-172.
 * Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
 * Forel A. 1913. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise nach Ostindien ausgeführt im Auftrage der Kgl. Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin von H. v. Buttel-Reepen. II. Ameisen aus Sumatra, Java, Malacca und Ceylon. Gesammelt von Herrn Prof. Dr. v. Buttel-Reepen in den Jahren 1911-1912. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 36:1-148.
 * Ito, F.; Yamane, S.; Eguchi, K.; Noerdjito, W. A.; Kahono, S.; Tsuji, K.; Ohkawara, K.; Yamauchi, K.; Nishida, T.; Nakamura, K. 2001. Ant species diversity in the Bogor Botanic Garden, West Java, Indonesia, with descriptions of two new species of the genus Leptanilla (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Tropics 10:379-404.
 * Philpott S.M., P. Bichier, R.A. Rice, and R. Greenberg. 2008. Biodiversity conservation, yield, and alternative products in coffee agroecosystems in Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodivers. Conserv. 17: 1805-1820. Data obtained from Stacy Philpott