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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Technomyrmex sp

Technomyrmex sp is a fully black species (without white feet). This genus is another general fast running ants made infamous by Paratrechina longicornis, the small black crazy ant.

Paratrechina, Nylanderia, Technomyrmex and Prenolepis looks fairly similar in morphological shape of the workers. Of these Technomyrmex has the smallest queen compare to the workers. Technomyrmex also belongs to a different subfamily, Dolichoderinae, similar to Tapinoma.



Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants
Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants.

Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants
Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants.

Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants
Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants.

Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants.

Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants
Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants.

Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants
Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants.

Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants.

Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants
Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants.

Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants
Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants.

Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants
Workers of Technomyrmex sp. ants.



See also:
Technomyrmex albipes
Tecnhomyrmex sp(03)


Taxonomy
No rank: cellular organisms 131567
Superkingdom (Domain): Eukaryota 2759
No rank: Opisthokonta 33154
Kingdom: Metazoa 33208
No rank: Eumetazoa 6072
No rank (Subkingdom): Bilateria 33213
No rank (Branch): Protostomia 33317
No rank (Infrakingdom): Ecdysozoa
No rank (Superphylum): Panarthropoda 88770
Phylum: Arthropoda 6656
No rank (Subphylum): Mandibulata 197563
No rank: Pancrustacea 197562
Subphylum (Epiclass): Hexapoda 6960
Class: Insecta 50557
No rank (Subclass): Dicondylia 85512
Subclass (Infraclass): Pterygota 7496
Infraclass: Neoptera 33340
Cohort: Holometabola
Order: Hymenoptera 7399
Suborder Apocrita 7400
Infraorder: Aculeata 7434
Superfamily: Formicoidea
Family: Formicidae 36668
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae 40139
Genus: Technomyrmex 121514


Last Updated: 2022 02 247
First Posted: 2014 05 27
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Monday, May 05, 2014

Nylanderia

Nylanderia unlike the surface dwelling Paratrechina longicornis, are burrowing ants. This genus looks very similar to Paratrechina and are commonly mistaken as. This is another genus of fast running crazy ants. For the morphological differentiation of Nylanderia from other similar crazy ants please refer to the respective authoritative references.


Worker ants of Nylanderia sp.

Worker ants of Nylanderia sp
 Worker ants of Nylanderia sp.

Worker ants of Nylanderia sp
 Worker ants of Nylanderia sp.

Worker ants of Nylanderia sp
 Worker ants of Nylanderia sp.

Worker ants of Nylanderia sp
 Worker ants of Nylanderia sp.

Worker ants of Nylanderia sp
 Worker ants of Nylanderia sp.

Worker ants of Nylanderia sp
 Worker ants of Nylanderia sp.

Worker ants of Nylanderia sp
 Worker ants of Nylanderia sp.

Worker ants of Nylanderia sp
 Worker ants of Nylanderia sp.

Worker ants of Nylanderia sp
 Worker ants of Nylanderia sp.

Worker ants of Nylanderia sp
 Worker ants of Nylanderia sp.

Worker ants of Nylanderia sp
Worker ants of Nylanderia sp.

Sp02

Sp05






See also other "crazy" ants:

See more Nylanderia:



Taxonomy:
Start Node: Living things
Top Node: cellular organisms
Superkingdom: Eukayota 2759
Opisthokonta 33154
Kingdom: Metazoa 33208 (aka Animalia)
(No Rank): Eumetazoa 6072
(No Rank): Bilateria 33213
(No Rank): Protostomia 33317
(No Rank): Ecdysozoa 1206784
(No Rank):Panarthropoda 88770
Phylum: Arthropoda 6656
(No Rank): Mandibulata 197563
(No Rank): Pancrustacea 197562
Superclass: Hexapoda 6960
Class: Insecta 50557
(No Rank): Dicondylia 85512
(No Rank): Petrygota 7496
Subclass: Neoptera33340
Infraclass: Endopterygota 33392
Order: Hymenoptera 7399
(No Rank): Apocrita 7400
Suborder: Aculeata 7434
Superfamily: Vespoidea 34725
Family: Formicidae 36668
Subfamily: Formicinae 7479
Tribe; Lasiini 72772
Genus: Nylanderia 710235


Last Updated: 2018 03 07
First Posted: 2014 05 05
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