Name - Melissotarsus

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:52018 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Melissotarsus Emery 1877

• Melissotarsus Emery

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

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Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• When phylogeny meets geology and chemistry: doubts on the dating of Ethiopian amber.
• Skeletomuscular adaptations of head and legs of Melissotarsus ants for tunnelling through living wood.
• Molecular phylogenetics of Aspidiotini armored scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) reveals rampant paraphyly, curious species radiations, and multiple origins of association with Melissotarsus ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
• One tree, many colonies: colony structure, breeding system and colonization events of host trees in tunnelling Melissotarsus ants.
• Glandular innovations for a tunnelling life: Silk and associated leg glands in Melissotarsus and Rhopalomastix queen and worker ants.

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