Cerapachys

Cerapachys are sausage shaped small to mid size ants. This species polymorphic.

A major worker of Cerapachys sp.

Cerapachys ant.

Cerapachys sp(03)

Cerapachys sp(04)

Cerapachys biroi

Workers of Cerapachys biroi. Cerapachys biroi are monomorphic.

See also:

Cerapachys biroi
Cerapachys 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: Cerapachyinae

Genus: Cerapachys

Updated: 2022 -3 15
First Posted: 2012 11 22
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Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki

Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki is a medium size species. This rather 'fat' looking ant has tiny eyes and are mostly subterranean. This species is a specialist termite predator. Specialist termites hunters tackle their favorite termite prey in a different manner from non specialist termite hunter ants. In specialist termites hunters when they encounter termites they kill as many as they can and pile them up before transporting them back to their nest.

Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki is polygynous and like most species of this genus is monomorphic.

Like many species of this genus this ant is mostly a subterranean hunter tunneling their way underground to hunt their main prey - termites. As a major decompositor of the forest floor, termites are the main target prey for many forest ants as well as other forest predators and their are contributory to the richness in species biodiversity of invertebrates (especially ants) in the Tropical Rainforest.

Workers, drone (male) and pupae of Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki

A worker of Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki 

A worker of Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki .

 Workers of Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki  with some larvae.

A worker of Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki  with a small larva.

A worker of Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki with some larvae.

See also:

Misc Ponerinae Previously under Pachycondyla

Brachyponera sp(07)

Brachyponera sp(05)

Buniapone ambyops

Ectomomyrmex astuta

Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki

Ectomomyrmexa sp

Ectomomyrmex sp(18)

Ectomomyrmex sp(05)

Mesoponera sp

Pseudoneoponera tridendata exasperans

Pseudoneoponera sp(14)

Pseudoneoponera sp(13)

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: Ectomomyrmex 2233918

Species: leeuwenhoeki 2233919

Last Updated: 2021 07 21
First Posted: 2012 11 17
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