Mayriella

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Mayriella
File:Mayriella abstinens casent0172349 profile 1.jpg
Mayriella abstinens worker
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Mayriella

Forel, 1902
Type species
Mayriella abstinens
Diversity[1]
9 species

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Mayriella is an Indo-Australian genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Colonies in this genus are very small, typically consisting of 50 - 100 individuals.[2]

Biology

Species of this genus are encountered in moist forested areas, where most specimens have been found in wet regions, while some species have been found in dry sclerophyll areas, although this is usually uncommon.[2] Colonies only consist of 50 - 100 individuals, and nests are found in soil, typically under stones or around a small mound that contains an entrance.[3] Ants of this genus contain stings.[4]

Species

References

  1. Template:AntCat
  2. 2.0 2.1 Shattuck, S.O. & Barnett, N.J. 2007. Revision of the ant genus Mayriella (pp. 437-458). In Snelling, R.R., Fisher, B.L. & Ward, P.S. (eds). Advances in ant systematics: homage to E. O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.
  3. Wheeler, W. M. 1935e. The Australian ant genus Mayriella Forel. Psyche (Cambridge.) 42: 151-160 (page 151, Mayriella in Myrmicinae, Meranoplini)
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External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

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