Platythyrea are small mostly arboreal ants. Platythyrea are mostly monomorphic. Most Ponerinae ants are ground hunters and foragers but Platythyrea is one of the few that frequently ventures up plants and trees.
Platythyrea parallela ant worker.
Platythyrea parallela
Platythyrea parallela
Platythyrea parallela
Platythyrea parallela
Workers of Platythyrea parallela
Workers of Platythyrea parallela
A worker of Platythyrea parallela
A worker of Platythyrea parallela
Platythyrea sp3
Platythyrea sp3
Platythyrea sp3
Platythyrea sp4
Platythyrea sp4.
Platythyrea sp4.
See also:
Platythyrea sp(03)
Taxonomy:
Top Node: cellular organismsSuperkingdom: 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: Ponerinae 43085
Tribe: Platythyreini 141713
Genus: Platythyrea 77146
Species: parallela
Genus: Platythyrea 77146
Species: parallela
Last Updated: 2020 05 05
First Posted: 2013 10 30
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