Myrmicaria
Myrmicaria is an ant genus within the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Description
Myrmicaria can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on the gaster, and an antenna with seven segments.
Biochemistry
Myrmicarin 430A, a heptacyclic alkaloid, was isolated from the poison glands of African Myrmicaria. The structure of its carbon skeleton was previously unknown.
Species
Myrmicaria anomala Arnold, 1960Myrmicaria arachnoides Myrmicaria arnoldi Santschi, 1925Myrmicaria basutorum Arnold, 1960Myrmicaria baumi Forel, 1901Myrmicaria birmana Forel, 1902Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842Myrmicaria carinata Myrmicaria castanea Crawley, 1924Myrmicaria distincta Santschi, 1925Myrmicaria exigua Andre, 1890Myrmicaria faurei Arnold, 1947Myrmicaria fodica Myrmicaria foreli Santschi, 1925Myrmicaria fumata Santschi, 1916Myrmicaria fusca Stitz, 1911Myrmicaria irregularis Santschi, 1925Myrmicaria laevior Forel, 1910Myrmicaria lutea Emery, 1900Myrmicaria melanogaster Emery, 1900Myrmicaria natalensis Myrmicaria nigra Myrmicaria opaciventris Emery, 1893Myrmicaria reichenspergeri Santschi, 1925Myrmicaria rhodesiae Arnold, 1958Myrmicaria rugosa Myrmicaria rustica Santschi, 1925Myrmicaria salambo Wheeler, 1922Myrmicaria striata Stitz, 1911Myrmicaria striatula Santschi, 1925Myrmicaria tigreensis Myrmicaria vidua Smith, 1858