Myopopone castanea

Myopopone castanea is a species of ant in the genus Myopopone. It was described by Smith in 1860.[2]

Myopopone castanea
Myopopone castanea worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Formicidae
Subfamily:
Amblyoponinae
Genus:
Myopopone
Species:
M. castanea
Binomial name
Myopopone castanea
(Smith, F., 1860)
Synonyms[1]
  • Myopopone beccarii Emery, 1887
  • Myopopone castanea bakeri Viehmeyer, 1916
  • Myopopone castanea bugnioni Forel, 1913
  • Myopopone castanea proxima Stitz, 1925
  • Myopopone maculata Roger, 1861
  • Myopopone moelleri Bingham, 1903
  • Myopopone moelleri striatifrons Stitz, 1925
  • Myopopone picea Donisthorpe, 1938
  • Myopopone rossi Donisthorpe, 1948
  • Myopopone rufula Roger, 1861
  • Myopopone similis Donisthorpe, 1949
  • Myopopone smithi Donisthorpe, 1947
  • Myopopone wollastoni Donisthorpe, 1942

Distribution

Myopopone castanea is distributed in several nations and in Australia, where they prefer to nest in rotten wood or bark.[3]

References
  1. AntWeb. "Species: Myopopone castanea". The California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. Xu, Z.-H. & He, Q.-J. 2011. Description of Myopopone castanea (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Himalaya Region. Entomotaxonomia 33: 231-235.PDF
  3. Wilson, E. O. 1958c. Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia. I. The tribe Leptogenyini. II. The tribes Amblyoponini and Platythyreini. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 118: 101-153 (page 144, Senior synonym of picea, rossi, similis, smithi and wollastoni)


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