Pyramica
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Pyramica is a genus of myrmicine
ant
s in the tribe Dacetini. Baroni Urbani & de Andrade (2007) have proposed that this and many other myrmicine genera are all synonyms of the genus Strumigenys
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Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants. There are about 140 genera within the group, with the family being cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes...
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Ant
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
s in the tribe Dacetini. Baroni Urbani & de Andrade (2007) have proposed that this and many other myrmicine genera are all synonyms of the genus Strumigenys
Strumigenys
Strumigenys is a genus of myrmicine ants in the tribe Dacetini.-Biology:Strumigenys form small nests in soil, under or between rocks, or in and under logs or under cattle dung. Some species nest in association with other ants such as Bothriomyrmex mayri or Rhytidoponera metallica. Although they are...
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Further reading
(1862): Einige neue exotische Ameisen-Gattungen und Arten. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 6: 233-254. PDFExternal links
- antweb.org: Pictures of Pyramica species
- http://antbase.org/ants/publications/22173/22173.pdf