Taxonomic history
Mayr, 1867a PDF: 90 (q.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1964b PDF: 446 (l.).Combination in Myopopone: Roger, 1862c PDF: 292.Status as species: Roger, 1862c PDF: 292; Smith, 1863a PDF: 18; Roger, 1863b PDF: 20; Mayr, 1867a PDF: 90 (redescription); Smith, 1871a PDF: 324; Emery, 1887f PDF: 447; Emery, 1888: 531; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 15; Emery, 1897: 547; Forel, 1900d PDF: 54; Emery, 1900: 661; Forel, 1901c: 5; Dahl, 1901 PDF: 18; Bingham, 1903 PDF: 33; Emery, 1911e PDF: 26; Viehmeyer, 1912b PDF: 4; Forel, 1913l PDF: 5; Mann, 1919 PDF: 281; Stitz, 1925c PDF: 110; Karavaiev, 1930a PDF: 212; Donisthorpe, 1932c PDF: 461; Menozzi, 1932d PDF: 3; Wheeler, 1935g: 9; Donisthorpe, 1942c PDF: 31; Chapman & Capco, 1951 PDF: 22; Wilson, 1958c PDF: 144; Brown, 1960a: 213; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 35; Taylor, 1987a PDF: 41; Bolton, 1995b: 270; Jaitrong & Nabhitabhata, 2005 PDF: 28; Mohanraj et al., 2010 PDF: 6; Pfeiffer et al., 2011 PDF: 32; Xu & He, 2011 PDF: 232 (redescription); Sarnat et al., 2013 PDF: 69; Bharti et al., 2016 PDF: 18; Jaitrong et al., 2016 PDF: 22.Senior synonym of Myopopone castanea bakeri: Brown, 1960a: 215; Bolton, 1995b: 270.Senior synonym of Myopopone beccarii: Brown, 1960a: 215; Bolton, 1995b: 270.Senior synonym of Myopopone castanea bugnioni: Brown, 1960a: 215; Bolton, 1995b: 270.Senior synonym of Myopopone maculata: Bingham, 1903 PDF: 33; Brown, 1960a: 215; Bolton, 1995b: 270.Senior synonym of Myopopone moelleri: Brown, 1960a: 215; Bolton, 1995b: 270.Senior synonym of Myopopone picea: Wilson, 1958c PDF: 144; Brown, 1960a: 215; Bolton, 1995b: 270.Senior synonym of Myopopone castanea proxima: Brown, 1960a: 215; Bolton, 1995b: 270.Senior synonym of Myopopone rossi: Wilson, 1958c PDF: 144; Brown, 1960a: 215; Bolton, 1995b: 270.Senior synonym of Myopopone rufula: Roger, 1862c PDF: 292; Roger, 1863b PDF: 20; Mayr, 1863a PDF: 430; Forel, 1900d PDF: 54; Bingham, 1903 PDF: 33; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 15; Emery, 1911e PDF: 26; Wilson, 1958c PDF: 144; Brown, 1960a: 215; Bolton, 1995b: 270.Senior synonym of Myopopone similis: Wilson, 1958c PDF: 144; Brown, 1960a: 215; Bolton, 1995b: 270.Senior synonym of Myopopone smithi: Wilson, 1958c PDF: 144; Brown, 1960a: 215; Bolton, 1995b: 270.Senior synonym of Myopopone moelleri striatifrons: Brown, 1960a: 215; Bolton, 1995b: 270.Senior synonym of Myopopone wollastoni: Wilson, 1958c PDF: 144; Brown, 1960a: 215; Bolton, 1995b: 270.
Myopopone castanea is a species of ant in the genus Myopopone. It was described by Smith in 1860.[2]
Myopopone castanea is distributed in several Asian countries (such as Borneo andIndonesia[3]) and in Australia, where they prefer to nest in rotten wood or bark.[4]
M. castanea is a predator of Coleoptera larvae that has been studied for potential use as a biological pest control insect of Oryctes rhinoceros larvae.[5] The species is the only species known that has workers engage in larval hemolymph feeding.[3]
Myopopone castanea is een mierensoort uit de onderfamilie van de Amblyoponinae.[1][2] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1860 door Smith, F..
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesMyopopone castanea é uma espécie de formiga do gênero Myopopone.[1]