Myrmecina

Myrmecina http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina.html Very little is known about ants of this genus. They are distributed throughout Europe, Asia & Australia with a few species known in Central and North America. About 34 species are known from this genus (Antbase). At least two species are known to be specialist predators on oribatid mites. The species featured below, M. urbanii is found in Karnataka and Kerala and happens to be just one of the four species of this genus known in India, Quite distinct is their long propodeal spines which are curved at the tip. These ants establish terrestrial nests under leaf litter. A forager of Myrmecina urbanii. Bangalore, IND http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina.html#0 474f893f-5001-478d-aff3-312eb96ef039 http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina_files/Media/IMG_9307.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina_files/Media/IMG_9307.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3"><span class="style_3">A forager of </span><span class="style_4">Myrmecina urbanii</span><span class="style_3">.</span><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3"><span class="style_3">Bangalore, IND</span></p></div></div> A forager of Myrmecina urbanii. Bangalore, IND http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina.html#1 0056b48c-545f-4237-b9c5-3edf7047a765 http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina_files/Media/IMG_9292.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina_files/Media/IMG_9292.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3"><span class="style_3">A forager of </span><span class="style_4">Myrmecina urbanii</span><span class="style_3">.</span><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3"><span class="style_3">Bangalore, IND</span></p></div></div> An intermorph of Myrmecina urbanii while a Pheidole species (bottom) looks on. Bangalore, IND http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina.html#2 c45b2030-34c3-48fb-875b-514896a24903 http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina_files/Media/IMG_9288.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina_files/Media/IMG_9288.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3"><span class="style_3">An intermorph of </span><span class="style_4">Myrmecina urbanii </span><span class="style_5">while a Pheidole species (bottom) looks on</span><span class="style_3">.</span><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3"><span class="style_3">Bangalore, IND</span></p></div></div> An intermorph of Myrmecina urbanii. Bangalore, IND http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina.html#3 8ed3bd9e-1916-4621-91a6-6adb4fbf2379 http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina_files/Media/IMG_9297.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina_files/Media/IMG_9297.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3"><span class="style_3">An intermorph of </span><span class="style_4">Myrmecina urbanii</span><span class="style_3">.</span><span class="style_4"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3"><span class="style_3">Bangalore, IND</span></p></div></div> An intermorph of Myrmecina urbanii. Bangalore, IND http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina.html#4 1b4f6b3e-d089-4c36-a48e-512cd83e893b http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina_files/Media/IMG_9293.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/ajaynarendra/Ants/Myrmicinae/Pages/Myrmecina_files/Media/IMG_9293.jpg?derivative=micro

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