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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Microcerotermes sp

Microcerotermes sp(04) is differentiate from the rest of this genus which are mostly arboreal, in that it nest in decaying wood on the forest floor, which could explain the tube shape head capsule narrow circular cross section keeping subterranean tunnels narrow as protection from predators.

The soldiers of this species has the most tubular head of all the species documented so far in this blog.

Unlike many species of this genus which build corridors up and down the trees (and also other man made structures) from their arboreal nests.



Solders and workers of Microcerotermes sp.















Other Species:
Microcerotermes serrula.
Microcerotermes biroi.



Taxonomy:
Cellular organisms; 131567
Eukaryota; 2759
Opisthokonta; 33154
Metazoa; 33208
Eumetazoa; 6072
Bilateria; 33213
Coelomata; 33316
Protostomia; 33317
Panarthropoda; 88770
Arthropoda; 6656
Mandibulata; 197563
Pancrustacea; 197562
Hexapoda; 6960
Insecta; 50557
Dicondylia; 85512
Pterygota; 7496
Neoptera; 33340
Orthopteroidea; 33341
Dictyoptera; 6970
Blattodea 85823
Isoptera; 7499
Termitidae; 46569
Termitinae; 92738
Amitermes group; 377832
Microcerotermes; 139992



Last Updated: 2020 06 24
First Posted: 2019 09 10
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Thursday, August 08, 2019

Polyrhachis sp

Polyrhachis sp(36) is a species that do not have prominent spines or thorns, particularly on the petiole.

















See also:



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:- Polyrhachis 84544
Species: furcata 111117


Updated: 2021 10 24
First Posted: 2019 08 08
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Sunday, July 07, 2019

Pheidole sp

Pheidole sp(19) is another small brown species. Relatively the minor workers of this species is large at three quarter the size of the major workers.














See Also:
Pheidole genus
Pheidole sp(24)Pheidole longipes



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: Pheidolini 144015
Genus: Pheidole 190769


Updated: 2022 03 15
First Posted: 2019 07 10
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Wednesday, June 05, 2019

Cardiocondyla sp

This is a slightly larger (than the first posted in this blog) species of Cardiocondyla.

Cardiocondyla are typically polygynous monomorphic ants. The queens are slightly larger than the typical workers which is very similar to the Tetramorium genus in this location. Another feature very similar to Tetramorium genus in this location is that of colony size is generally small with a high proliferation of queens in each colony.


A worker of Cardiocondyla sp.

Queen and worker
















Cardiocondyla 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: Myrmicinae 34695
Tribe: Formicoxenini 144010
Genus: Cardiocondyla 235541


 Last Updated:  2019 06 05
First Posted: 2019 06 05
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Wednesday, May 08, 2019

Leptogenys sp

Leptogenys sp03 is among one of the largest of the Leptogenys genus in this location. Mostly subterranean in their day time foraging, this species is of the second slower running, shorter limbs type.













See also:
Leptogenys genus



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: Neoptera 33340
Infraclass: Endopterygota 33392
Order: Hymenoptera 7399
(No Rank): Apocrita 7400
Suborder: Aculeata 7434
Superfamily: Vespoidea 34725
Family: Formicidae 36668
Subfamily: Ponerinae 43085
Tribe: Ponerini 141711
Genus: Leptogenys 219782
Last Updated: 2019 01 03
First Posted: 2019 01 03
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