Geographic distribution |
In the Philippines, Biliran Island, just west of Samar Island.
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Natural history |
Members of this genus usually nest in the ground.
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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.
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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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