Pyramica Roger

Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 936, pp. 1-68 : 35-36

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.171144

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6268900

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9E2AA724-FFF4-FFF6-FEBF-F94EC533FE3B

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scientific name

Pyramica Roger
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Genus Pyramica Roger View in CoL

Three species of Pyramica have been recorded from California, of which two are endemic and one is introduced from the Old World. These are rare, cryptobiotic ants, thought to be specialist predators on springtails and other small arthropods.

Species identification: keys in Ward (1988) and Bolton (2000). Additional references: Bolton (1999), Brown (1953g), Brown and Wilson (1959b), Dejean (1985b), Wilson (1954a).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

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