Odontomachus rufus, Jerdon, T. C., 1851

Jerdon, T. C., 1851, A catalogue of the species of ants found in southern India., Madras Journal of Literature and Science 17, pp. 103-127 : 116

publication ID

4764

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FB264387-6556-4A30-B9E3-B490D5A1293A

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6297896

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/97A2F52A-4A94-37C7-C13E-0CB72FADE4D9

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Christiana

scientific name

Odontomachus rufus
status

N. S

24. Odontomachus rufus   HNS , N. S.

Worker, length l- 4 th of an inch; head bulging at the sides, narrowed in front; eyes of moderate size; anterior antennae rather long, slender; jaws closely approached at their base, long, linear, with three strong pointed teeth at the end; thorax narrow; abdominal pedicle raised, pointed and conic; abdomen long, oval; head, thorax and legs rufous; abdomen dark brown.

I obtained this Ant under stones in a jungle in the Salem dis-trict, and know nothing of its habits.

I have since obtained one individual also in the Wynaad which may be the Warrior of this species - if the society consist of different individuals. It is 11 - 24 th of an inch long, and appears only to differ, besides its larger size, in having the eyes smaller, and more advanced, the teeth of the jaw blunt, and the thorax finely striated.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Odontomachus

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