Photos and Info on Ants and Termites of Malaysia: January 2014

Monday, January 27, 2014

Mirocapritermes

Mirocapritermes sp. is another member of the Termes group which uses mandible flicks as the defense mechanism deployed by the soldiers. The mandibles of Mirocapritermes are shaped very similar to those of the Termes genus while the head capsule is shaped like it is a transition of Homallotermes and Procapritermes but with a slight frontal projection similar to though much less pronounced then the Termes genus.

In Mirocapritermes the frontal projection protrusion is not as noticeably protruding from, almost flush with, the frontal head capsule when viewed laterally.

This projection appears as a very discernible bum stretching from slightly (1/4 length of the head capsule) after the posterior of the head.

Worker and soldiers of Mirocapritermes sp.

Workers and soldier of Mirocapritermes sp.

Soldier and workers of Mirocapritermes sp.

Soldiers and worker of Mirocapritermes sp.

Soldiers of Mirocapritermes sp.

Soldier of Mirocapritermes sp.

Soldiers of Mirocapritermes sp.

Soldiers of Mirocapritermes sp.

See also:
Mirocapritermes sp02.

Taxonomy:

Cellular organisms; 131567

Eukaryota; 2759

Opisthokonta; 33154

Metazoa; 33208

Eumetazoa; 6072

Bilateria; 33213

Coelomata; 33316

Protostomia; 33317

Panarthropoda; 88770

Phylum: Arthropoda; 6656

Mandibulata; 197563

Pancrustacea; 197562

Hexapoda; 6960

Class: Insecta; 50557

Dicondylia; 85512

Pterygota; 7496

Neoptera; 33340

Infraclass: Orthopteroidea; 33341

Superorder: Dictyoptera; 6970

Order: Blattodea 85823

Suborder: Isoptera; 7499

Family: Termitidae; 46569

Subfamily: Termitinae; 92738

Termes group: 377834

Genus: Mirocapritermes 229706

Last Updated: 2014 01 27

First Posted: 2014 01 27

Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Pseudoneoponera tridendata

Pseudoneoponera (alias Pachycondyla) tridendata variant exasperans are large ants that are found only in forest. At over 17 millimeters this is one of the larger Pseudoneoponera species. Pseudoneoponera tridentata is monomorphic.