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Wednesday, September 09, 2015

Cardiocondyla

Cardiocondyla are mostly small ground dwelling Myrmicinae ants. Workers are monomorphic.


Workers of Cardiocondyla sp.
Workers of Cardiocondyla sp.

A Cardiocondyla sp. ant worker
A Cardiocondyla sp. ant worker.

A Cardiocondyla sp. ant worker
A Cardiocondyla sp. ant worker.

A Cardiocondyla sp. ant workers
Cardiocondyla sp. ant workers.

Cardiocondyla sp. queen, workers and brood
A Cardiocondyla sp. queen, workers and brood.

Cardiocondyla sp. ant worker, larvae and pupae
Cardiocondyla sp. ant worker, larvae and pupae.

Cardiocondyla sp. ant worker, larvae and pupae
Cardiocondyla sp. ant worker, larvae and pupae.

Cardiocondyla sp. ant worker, larvae and pupae.

A gyne of Cardiocondyla sp. ants
A gyne of Cardiocondyla sp. ants.

A Cardiocondyla sp. queen, workers and brood
A Cardiocondyla sp. queen, workers and brood.

A Cardiocondyla sp. gyne, workers and brood
A Cardiocondyla sp. gyne, workers and brood.


Cardiocondyla sp2

 This species is larger, the workers are around the size of Monomorium pharaonis.



Cardiocondyla 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: Myrmicinae 34695
Tribe: Formicoxenini 144010
Genus: Cardiocondyla 235541



Last Updated: 2021 10 23
First Posted: 2015 09 09
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