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{{Taxobox | {{Taxobox | ||
|name = ''Myrmosericus'' | |name = ''Myrmosericus'' | ||
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|regnum = [[Animal]]ia | |regnum = [[Animal]]ia | ||
|phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | |phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | ||
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|subgenus_authority = Forel, 1912 | |subgenus_authority = Forel, 1912 | ||
|type_species =''Formica rufoglauca'', now ''[[Camponotus rufoglaucus]]'' | |type_species =''Formica rufoglauca'', now ''[[Camponotus rufoglaucus]]'' | ||
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| − | + | '''Silky Carpenter Ants''' | |
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| + | '''Diagnosis''': Emery (1925), ''Workers and queens''. - Medium-sized species with elongate bodies; body form similar to that of ''[[Tanaemyrmex]]''. | ||
| + | Head of minors of form ''Alpha'', sometimes quite elongated; in ''C. angusticeps'', Emery ([[Camponotus_angusticeps|AntWiki]], | ||
| + | [http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=angusticeps&genus=Camponotus&rank=species AntWeb]), the elongation and narrowness become extreme: minors with head narrower in front than behind and posterior head margin reduced. | ||
| + | Dorsum of worker mesosoma continuous, propodeum sometimes impressed posteriorly, forming saddle-like profile. | ||
| + | Cuticle matte, especially in workers, coated with more-or-less dense, silky pubescence, particularly on gaster. | ||
| + | ''Male''. - Similar to ''Tanaemyrmex''. | ||
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| + | ''Geographical distribution of species''. - India, all of continental Africa, Mauritius, Canary Islands, Spain, Provence, Sicily, Calabria.''' | ||
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| + | (Translated and edited by B. E. Boudinot, 16 February 2017.) | ||
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| + | ''Myrmosericus'' is currently a subgenus of ''[[Camponotus]]''. | ||
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==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
{{Nomenclature}} | {{Nomenclature}} | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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*Arnold, G. 1922. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part V. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 579-674 (page 613, Myrmosericus as subgenus of Camponotus) | *Arnold, G. 1922. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part V. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 579-674 (page 613, Myrmosericus as subgenus of Camponotus) | ||
*Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 115, Myrmosericus as subgenus of Camponotus) | *Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 115, Myrmosericus as subgenus of Camponotus) | ||
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*Wheeler, W. M. 1913a. Corrections and additions to "List of type species of the genera and subgenera of Formicidae". Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 23: 77-83 (page 81, Type-species: Formica rufoglauca, by subsequent designation) | *Wheeler, W. M. 1913a. Corrections and additions to "List of type species of the genera and subgenera of Formicidae". Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 23: 77-83 (page 81, Type-species: Formica rufoglauca, by subsequent designation) | ||
*Wheeler, W. M. 1922i. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VII. Keys to the genera and subgenera of ants. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 631-710 (page 704, Myrmosericus as subgenus of Camponotus) | *Wheeler, W. M. 1922i. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VII. Keys to the genera and subgenera of ants. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 631-710 (page 704, Myrmosericus as subgenus of Camponotus) | ||
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| − | [[category:Subgenus]] | + | [[category:Subgenus]][[category:Extant genus]] |
[[category:Formicidae]][[category:Formicinae]][[category:Camponotini]][[category:Camponotus]][[category:Myrmosericus]] | [[category:Formicidae]][[category:Formicinae]][[category:Camponotini]][[category:Camponotus]][[category:Myrmosericus]] | ||
[[category:Formicinae subgenera]][[category:Camponotini subgenera]] | [[category:Formicinae subgenera]][[category:Camponotini subgenera]] | ||
Revision as of 05:05, 17 February 2017
| Myrmosericus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Myrmosericus Forel, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Formica rufoglauca, now Camponotus rufoglaucus
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Silky Carpenter Ants
Diagnosis: Emery (1925), Workers and queens. - Medium-sized species with elongate bodies; body form similar to that of Tanaemyrmex. Head of minors of form Alpha, sometimes quite elongated; in C. angusticeps, Emery (AntWiki, AntWeb), the elongation and narrowness become extreme: minors with head narrower in front than behind and posterior head margin reduced. Dorsum of worker mesosoma continuous, propodeum sometimes impressed posteriorly, forming saddle-like profile. Cuticle matte, especially in workers, coated with more-or-less dense, silky pubescence, particularly on gaster. Male. - Similar to Tanaemyrmex.
Geographical distribution of species. - India, all of continental Africa, Mauritius, Canary Islands, Spain, Provence, Sicily, Calabria.
(Translated and edited by B. E. Boudinot, 16 February 2017.)
Myrmosericus is currently a subgenus of Camponotus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- MYRMOSERICUS [subgenus of Camponotus]
- Myrmosericus Forel, 1912i: 91 [as subgenus of Camponotus]. Type-species: Formica rufoglauca, by subsequent designation of Wheeler, W.M. 1913a: 81.
- [See note under Myrmosaulus.]
References
- Arnold, G. 1922. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part V. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 579-674 (page 613, Myrmosericus as subgenus of Camponotus)
- Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 115, Myrmosericus as subgenus of Camponotus)
- Emery, C. 1920b. Le genre Camponotus Mayr. Nouvel essai de la subdivision en sous-genres. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 8: 229-260 (page 236, Myrmosericus as subgenus of Camponotus)
- Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 104, Myrmosericus as subgenus of Camponotus)
- Forel, A. 1912j. Formicides néotropiques. Part VI. 5me sous-famille Camponotinae Forel. Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 20: 59-92 (page 91, Myrmosericus as subgenus of Camponotus)
- Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Rev. Suisse Zool. 22: 257-276 (page 259, Myrmosericus as subgenus of Camponotus)
- Forel, A. 1917. Cadre synoptique actuel de la faune universelle des fourmis. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 51: 229-253 (page 250, Myrmosericus as subgenus of Camponotus)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1913a. Corrections and additions to "List of type species of the genera and subgenera of Formicidae". Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 23: 77-83 (page 81, Type-species: Formica rufoglauca, by subsequent designation)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922i. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VII. Keys to the genera and subgenera of ants. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 631-710 (page 704, Myrmosericus as subgenus of Camponotus)
