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Odontoponera transversa (F. Smith, 1857)
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Odontoponera transversa biconcentrica, head
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Names
Scientific source:

Geographic distribution
Widespread throughout the Philippines.

Natural history
This species nests in the ground. The nest entrance is a simple hole just large enough for one worker to pass through.

How to encounter
Hand-sift leaf litter. Search the ground for foragers.

References
Wheeler, W.M. and J.W. Chapman 1925. The ants of the Philippine Islands. Part I, Dorylinae and Ponerinae. Philippine Journal of Science 28: 47-73.

Creighton, W.S. 1929. New forms of Odontoponera transversa. Psyche 36: 150-154.


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