Myopopone castanea is a member of the Amblyoponinae subfamily of ants. Most species of this subfamily are vampire ants that feeds on the juices of punctured wounds on the larvae. In a healthy nest this does not appear to cause serious harm to the larvae but in a stressed nest where the numbers of larvae might be few, numbers of larvae successfully becoming pupae is considerably impacted.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Infraorder: Aculeata
Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ambloyoponinae 292192
Tribe: Amblyoponini 219763
Genus: Myopopone 237676
Species: castanea 237740
Last Updated: 2013 08 08
First Posted: 2013 08 08
© 2013 Quah. All rights reserved.
Last Updated: 2013 08 08
First Posted: 2013 08 08
© 2013 Quah. All rights reserved.
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