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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Pheidole sp

Pheidole, the big headed ants, is among one of the largest ant genus. Most are average size small ants with minor workers of around 2 millimeters to 4 millimeters. Pheidole species are usually dimorphic with a few polyrmorphic species seeing several expressions in the major worker caste. The majority of of Pheidole species are dimorphic.

This species is the eleventh specimen encountered by me.


Major and minor workers of Pheidole sp(11)













See also:


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: Pheidolini 144015
Genus: Pheidole 190769


Updated: 2022 03 15
First Posted: 2018 12 12
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Friday, November 09, 2018

Lophomyrmex sp

Lophomyrmex sp. typical of this genus is monomorphic. This species is noticeably larger than Lophomymex bedoti.















Taxonomy:
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: Myrmicinae 34695
Tribe: Pheidolini 144015
Genus: Lophomyrmex 369157



Last Updated: 2018 11 09
First Posted: 2018 11 09
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Wednesday, October 03, 2018

Pseudoneoponera sp

With the revision to the Pachycondyla genus (2014 C.E.) this species is now Pseudoneoponera. Pseudoneoponera sp14 workers measuring at over 17 millimeters looks like a slimmer version of Pseudoneoponera tridentata and a Pseudoneoponera "version" of Diacamma scalpratum.

Pseudoneoponera sp14 is mostly a solitary hunter hunting for prey mostly underground and in the trunk of dead trees or the dead part of living trees during the day. This large ant seldom show itself above ground during the day.

I have not come across any documentation of this species and provisionally tag is unclassified.

Pseudoneoponera worker hunting for prey under a fallen tree.

Worker of a large Pseudoneoponera ant.
Worker of a large Pachycondyla ant

Worker of a large Pseudoneoponera ant.
Worker of a large Pachycondyla ant

Worker of a large Pseudoneoponera ant.
Worker of a large Pachycondyla ant

Worker of a large Pseudoneoponera ant.
Worker of a large Pachycondyla ant

Worker of a large Pseudoneoponera ant.
Worker of a 17 millimeter Pachycondyla ant

Worker of a large Pseudoneoponera ant.
Worker of a 17 mm long Pachycondyla ant

Worker of a large Pseudoneoponera ant.
Worker of a large Pachycondyla ant

Workers of Pseudoneoponera tending to a larva.
Workers of Pachycondyla tending to a larva





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: Ponerinae 43085
Tribe: Ponerini 141711
Genus: Pseudoneoponera 1885325


Last Updated: 2021 07 21
First Published: 2018 10 03
© 2011 – 2021 Quah. All rights reserved.

Monday, September 03, 2018

Microcerotermes sp

This is the largest Microcerotermes documented by me. Can't find any description of this so assume that it is an unclassified species.



Workers and soldiers of Microcerotermes sp.















Other Species:


Taxonomy:
Cellular organisms; 131567
Eukaryota; 2759
Opisthokonta; 33154
Metazoa; 33208
Eumetazoa; 6072
Bilateria; 33213
Coelomata; 33316
Protostomia; 33317
Panarthropoda; 88770
Arthropoda; 6656
Mandibulata; 197563
Pancrustacea; 197562
Hexapoda; 6960
Insecta; 50557
Dicondylia; 85512
Pterygota; 7496
Neoptera; 33340
Orthopteroidea; 33341
Dictyoptera; 6970
Blattodea 85823
Isoptera; 7499
Termitidae; 46569
Termitinae; 92738
Amitermes group; 377832
Microcerotermes; 139992



Last Updated: 2018 10 14
First Posted: 2018 09 03
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Wednesday, August 08, 2018

Coptotermes sp

Rhinotermitinae or Rhinotermitidae (the closest match is actually to Coptotermes) is a common but rarely seen termites in human habitat areas except during the swarming seasons. From the number of alates which are plentiful one would come across during the swarming seasons it seem strange that I seldom come across the colonies in urban and suburban areas. But instead Coptotermes gestroi is found everywhere but I seldom come across their alates.

Generally the genus is very tolerant of high humidity which normally would drown most other termite genera. I provisionally categorized them under dampwood termites because of this.



Unclassified Rhinotermitinae sp(3) soldiers and workers. I have classified them under Rhinotemitnae as I can't officially confirmed them as Prorhinotermes except for their tolerance of relatively high humidity which usually 'drown' other direct wood (as opposed to fungi growing and humus) consuming species. Also they have the an opening of the frontal gland similar to Coptotermes. They look more alike to Coptotermes just not exactly (the head capsule is relatively longer than those of C. gestroi and C. curvinagthus). The head capsule is more the shape of Prorhinotermes.



Sp2


Rhinotermitinae sp(2) soldiers head capsule has a slight whitish coloration especially the posterior. The head capsule is also more bulb shaped than those of Coptotermes curvignatus.





Sp3

The soldiers of this species (the head) is almost identical to those of Coptotermes formosanus. The reproductives however more closely resemble those of Coptotermes gestroi.



See also:
Prorhinotermes flavius (This is the only true damp wood termites I come across from this location. And it is also the only one that exhibit atypical behaviors for termites in a few significant areas.)



Taxonomy
cellular organisms
Superkingdom: Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Kingdom: Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Unrank: Dicondylia
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Cohort: Polyneoptera
Unrank: Dictyoptera
Order: Blattodea
Superfamily: Blattoidea
Isoptera: 7499
Unrank: Termitoidae 1912919
Family: Rhinotermitidae 36985
Subfamily: Coptotermitinae72653
Genus: Coptotermes 36986



Last Updated: 2022 01 19
First Posted: 2018 08 08
© 2011 – 2022 Quah. All rights reserved.

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Labritermes buttelreepeni

Labritermes buttel-reepeni is the smallest of the three known members of this genus from this location. The soldiers of Labritermes butelreepni has the longest head capsule as a ratio to its (the head) width. The workers of Labritermes genus are among the smallest if not the smallest of termite workers, with those of Labritermes butel-reepeni at around 2 millimeters.


Workers, soldier and pseudergate of Labritermes butelreeeni.

Workers, soldier and pseudergate of Labritermes butelreeeni.

Soldier of Labritermes butelreeeni.

Worker and soldier of Labritermes butelreeeni.





Taxonomy
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Bilateria
Branch: Protostomia
Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Mandibulata
Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Superclass: Panhexapoda
Epiclass: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Dicondylia
Infraclass: Pterygota
Superorder: Dictyoptera
Order: Blattodea
Suborder: Isoptera
Family: Termitidae 46569
Subfamily: Termitinae 92738
Group: Foraminitermes 377831
Genus: Labritermes  201574
Species: butel-reepeni (aka butelreepeni, buttelreepeni, ) 377922


Last Updated: 2018 06 12
First Posted: 2018 06 12
© 2018 Quah. All rights reserved.

Monday, May 07, 2018

Myrmicaria sp

This species is probably Myrmicaria brunnea subcarinata and is larger than Myrmicaria carinata.
















Myrmicaria sp(04)


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: Myrmicariini 144011
Genus: Myrmicaria 369177
Species: brunnea subcarinata


Updated: 2022 02 08
First Posted: 2018 05 07
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