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DOI: 10.20362/am.009007
Asian Myrmecology 9: e009007 (1-4)
article first published online 27/April/2017
Notes on the habitat and biology of the rare ant genus Tyrannomyrmex (Fernández, 2003)
MARK K. L. WONG1, 2* & GORDON W. J. YONG3
Abstract:
The rare myrmicine ant genus Tyrannomyrmex Fernández, 2003 comprises three species of tropical ants restricted to the Oriental region. This study presents information on worker size, specific habitat, food and behaviour of Tyrannomyrmex rex.
Keywords:
Myrmicinae, Solenopsidini, Formicidae, secondary forest, Singapore
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1National Parks Board, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569
2Entomological Network of Singapore, Block 539, Ang Mo Kio, Avenue 10, #13-2577, Singapore 560539
3Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543
*Corresponding author: markwong.research@outlook.com
