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Odontoponera transversa
(F. Smith, 1857)
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Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Odontoponera
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Ants India
Ants Java
Ants Philippines
Ants Thailand
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Names
Scientific source
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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
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: 150-154.
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