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Myopopone contains only a single extant species, castanea. Its range extends from Sri Lanka and India east into Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. There is a fossil species, Myopopone sinensis, described from a single queen from the Miocene of China. [written by G. D. Alpert, 11.Aug.2005]
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The mandibles are long and slender, with numerous (always more than 5) teeth which vary greatly in size and are scattered along the inner margins, and with a sharp, pointed tooth at the tip which is only slightly longer than the next longest tooth. The frontal lobes are large and extend well forward of the insertion point of the scapes, and when viewed from the front they cover the underlying clypeus and often form part of the front margin of the head. The antennae have the last few segments distinctly flattened in cross-section. The petiole has distinct front and upper faces but lacks a rear face, and its attachment to the gaster is broad and approximately the same height as the petiole so that the upper surfaces of petiole and gaster are separated by at most a shallow impression. [written by G. D. Alpert, 11.Aug.2005]
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VIETNAM - Vinh Phuc (Tam Dao N. P.). [written by K. Eguchi, 24.Sept.2005]
PHILIPPINES - Mt. Isarog Natural Park, Camarines Sur Province, Luzon Island and Palawan Island. [written by Dave General].
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PHILIPPINES - These rare ants nest in rotten wood or under bark, and single nests may be composed of several smaller nests scattered over a small area. They feed on large, soft-bodied insect larvae and may bring their larvae to food sources rather than attempt to move especially large prey back to the nest. [written by G. D. Alpert, 11.Aug.2005]
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How to encounter | |
PHILIPPINES - Small colonies are found in rotten logs.[written by G. D. Alpert, 11.Aug.2005]
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Brown, W.L. Jr. 1960. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. III. Tribe Amblyoponini (Hymenoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 122: 143-230. Eguchi, K., Bui, T. V., Yamane, Sk., Okido, H. & Ogata, K. 2005. Ant faunas of Ba Vi and Tam Dao, North Vietnam (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kyushu University, 27: 77-98.
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