Myrmicaria melanogaster is an arboreal nesting species of the Myrmicaria genus. Nests are composed of detritus and soil. Typical of this genus, Myrmicaria melanogaster is monomorphic..
A subnest of Myrmicaria melanogaster under the leaf of a tree.
A subnest of Myrmicaria melanogaster under the leaf of a tree.
Myrmicaria melanogaster worker. In the species the coloration is much lighter than is typical of Myrmicaria melanogaster.
Myrmicaria melanogaster worker. In the species the darker coloration is more typical of the species.
Myrmicaria carinata
Myrmicaria brunnea subcarinata
Myrmicaria sp(04)
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: Myrmicinae 34695
Tribe: Myrmicariini 144011
Genus: Myrmicaria 369177
Species: melanogaster 612923
Last Updated: 2022 03 08
First Posted: 2016 02 02
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