Name - Melissotarsus weissi
Name Details
Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1602185 [metadata]
Variants and Synonyms
Reported Taxonomic Ranks
Species
Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies
Animalia (Kingdom) Arthropoda (Phylum) Insecta (Class) Hymenoptera (Order) Apocrita (Suborder) Aculeata (Group) Formicoidea (Superfamily) Formicidae (Family) |
References
Recent Publications
- Biology and ecology of pest ants of the genus Melissotarsus (Formicidae: Myrmicinae), with special reference to tropical fruit tree attacks.
- Mutualism between armoured scale insects and ants: new species and observations on a unique trophobiosis (Hemiptera: Diaspididae; Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Melissotarsus Emery).
- Melissotarsus ants are likely able to digest plant polysaccharides.
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