Myopopone castanea is a species of ant in the genus Myopopone. It was described by Smith in 1860.[2]
| Myopopone castanea | |
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| Myopopone castanea worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Myopopone |
| Species: | M. castanea
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| Binomial name | |
| Myopopone castanea (Smith, F., 1860)
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Distribution edit
Myopopone castanea is distributed in several Asian countries (such as Borneo and Indonesia[3]) and in Australia, where they prefer to nest in rotten wood or bark.[4]
Ecology edit
Myopopone castanea is a predator of Coleoptera larvae that has been studied for potential use as a biological pest control insect of Oryctes rhinoceros larvae.[5] The species is the only species known that has workers engage in larval hemolymph feeding.[3]
References edit
- ^ AntWeb. "Species: Myopopone castanea". The California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Xu, Z.-H. & He, Q.-J. 2011. Description of Myopopone castanea (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Himalaya Region. Entomotaxonomia 33: 231-235.PDF
- ^ a b Ito, Fuminori (16 June 2010). "Notes on the biology of the Oriental amblyoponine ant Myopopone castanea: Queen-worker dimorphism, worker polymorphism and larval hemolymph feeding by workers (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Biology of amblyoponine ant". Entomological Science. 13 (2): 199–204. doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2010.00384.x. S2CID 82263442.
- ^ Wilson, E. O. 1958c. Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia. I. The tribe Leptogenyini. II. The tribes Amblyoponini and Platythyreini. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 118: 101-153 (page 144, Senior synonym of picea, rossi, similis, smithi and wollastoni)
- ^ Tobing, Maryani Cyccu; Kuswardani, Retna Astuti; Fudholi, Ahmad (August 2020). "Biological aspects of Myopopone castanea on it's [sic] prey Oryctes rhinoceros larvae". Journal of Insect Physiology. 125: 104089. doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2020.104089. PMID 32687849. S2CID 220669158.
External links edit
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