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Meranoplus biliran Schodl, 1998
Life   Insecta   Hymenoptera   Formicidae   Meranoplus

Geographic distribution
In the Philippines, Biliran Island, just west of Samar Island.

Natural history
Members of this genus usually nest in the ground.

How to encounter
Hand-sift leaf litter. On the ground cleared of the sifted leaf litter, try baiting with cookie crumbs or tuna flakes. Then follow the foragers back to their nest.

References
Schodl, S. 1998. Taxonomic revision of Oriental Meranoplus F. Smith, 1853 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 100: 361-394.

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