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Anochetus graeffei (Mayr 1870)
Anochetus amati Karavaiev, 1925; Anochetus minutus Karavaiev, 1925; Anochetus punctiventris Mayr, 1879; Anochetus punctiventris oceanicus Emery, 1897; Anochetus punctiventris taylori Forel, 1900; Anochetus rudis Emery, 1889; Anochetus ruginotus Stitz, 1925

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Geographic distribution
In the Philippines, Mt. Isarog Natural Park, Camarines Sur, Luzon Island.

Natural history
These are cryptic ants that hunt for prey in the leaf litter. They hunt with their mandibles wide open. When the trigger hairs that project forward contact the prey, the mandibles snap shut and capture the prey.

How to encounter
Hand-sift leaf litter.

References
Brown, W.L. Jr. 1978. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part 6. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini, subtribe Odontomachiti. Section B. Genus Anochetus, and bibliography. Studia Entomologica (n.s.) 20:549-652.

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