Platythyrea

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

 Platythyrea parallela

Workers of  Platythyrea parallela

Workers of  Platythyrea parallela

A worker of  Platythyrea parallela

A worker of  Platythyrea parallela

Platythyrea sp2

A worker of  Platythyrea sp.

A worker of  Platythyrea sp.

Platythyrea sp3

Platythyrea sp3

Platythyrea sp3

Platythyrea sp4

 Platythyrea sp4.

Platythyrea sp4.

See also:

Platythyrea sp(03)

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: Ponerinae 43085

Tribe: Platythyreini 141713
Genus: Platythyrea 77146
Species: parallela

Last Updated: 2020 05 05
First Posted: 2013 10 30
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Dolichoderus sp

This Dolichoderus species is about the size of Polyrhachis australis and from a casual glance might appear as Polyrhachis australis.

Dolichoderyus sp. a black ant with a red under gaster.

Dolichoderyus sp. a black ant with a red under gaster.

See also:
Dolichoderus bituberculata
Dolichoderus cuspidatus

Dolichoderus sp

Dolichoderus sp

Dolichoderus sp

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: Dolichoderinae 40139

Genus: Dolichoderus 121500

Species: cuspidatus

Last Updated: 202 07 21
First Posted; 2013 10 10 

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