Echinopla

The Echinopla genus are characterized by a waist like divide between the firsts and second thoracic segment. Echinopla are fast running ants that forage mostly on plants and trees.

Update 2018 05 21: This first species (collected by me in 2011 C.E.) listed in this post has just been announced as a newly discovered species that is being named Echinopla Tunku-Abduljalilii after the late Prince of the State of Johor (aka Johore):

"There are 15 species from the Echinopla family in Malaysia and this new species is the 16th and the second species to be found in Johor. The first, the Echinopla wardi was discovered in Kota Tinggi.
"This species measures 5.48 millimetre in length and is black in colour. The body of most other Echinopla species are furry unlike this new Echinopla species which are without fur," she said in a statement, here today.
(https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/05/371466/new-ant-species-be-named-after-late-johor-prince#cxrecs_s)

Worker of Echinopla tunku-abduljalilii.

Worker of Echinopla tunku-abduljalilii.

Worker of Echinopla tunku-abduljalilii.

Worker of Echinopla tunku-abduljalilii.

Worker of Echinopla tunku-abduljalilii.

Worker of Echinopla tunku-abduljalilii.

Worker of Echinopla tunku-abduljalilii.

Echinopla lineata

Echinopia lineata

Echinopla striata

Echinopla striata

Echinopla striata

Echinopla striata

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: Formicinae 7479

Tribe - Camponotini 72773

Genus: Echinopla 111113
Species: tunku-abduljalilii

Updated: 2022 03 09
First Posted: 2013 11 27
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Hypotermes sp2

Hypotermes are fungus growing small termites of the Macroterminitinae subfamily that looks very similar to Odontotermes but lack the tooth on the left mandible that characterized the Odontotermes genus. 

Hypotermes soldiers and workers.

Hypotermes soldiers and workers

Hypotermes soldiers and workers

A soldier termite of Hypotermes sp.

Soldiers of Hypotermes sp. termites.

A worker and soldier of termite Hypotermes sp.

A worker and soldier of termite Hypotermes sp.

A worker and soldiers of termite Hypotermes sp.

A worker Hypotermes sp.

A worker and soldier of termite Hypotermes sp.

A soldier of termite Hypotermes sp.

A soldier of termite Hypotermes sp.

Soldiers of termite Hypotermes sp.

A soldier of termite Hypotermes sp.

Hypotermes sp. termites.

See also:
Hypotermes

Taxonomy

(no rank) Root 1

(Top Node) Cellular organism 131567
Superkingdom: Eukaryota 2759 [Domain]
(no rank) Opisthokonta 33154
Kingdom: Metazoa 33208
(no rank) Eumetazoa 6072
(no rank) Bilateria 33213
(no rank) Coelomata 33316
(no rank) Protosomia 33317
(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) Pterygota 7496
Subclass: Neoptera 33340
Superorder: Dictyoptera 6970

Order: Blattodea 85823
Suborder: Isoptera 7499
Family - Termitidae 46569
SubFamily: Macrotermitinae 62955
Genus: Hypotermes 73854

Last Updated: 2013 11 06
First Posted: 2013 11 06

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