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Taxonomic history
Scientific Name | Status | Publication | Pages | ModsID | GoogleMaps |
Adetomyrma venatrix | sp. n. | Ward, P. S., 1994, Adetomyrma, an enigmatic new ant genus from Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and its implications for ant phylogeny., Systematic Entomology 19, pp. 159-175: 161-167, (download) | 161-167 | 2959 | GoogleMaps |
Adetomyrma | gen. n. | Ward, P. S., 1994, Adetomyrma, an enigmatic new ant genus from Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and its implications for ant phylogeny., Systematic Entomology 19, pp. 159-175: 160-161, (download) | 160-161 | 2959 |
Found most commonly in these habitats: 4 times found in tropical dry forest, 6 times found in spiny deciduous forest, 5 times found in deciduous spiny forest, 1 times found in forest edge, mixed tropical forest, open area, 1 times found in gallery forest, 2 times found in Gallery forest on sandy soil, 1 times found in transition forest, 1 times found in montane rainforest, 1 times found in rainforest.
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 5 times ex rotten log, 2 times sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood).
Collected most commonly using these methods: 12 times Malaise trap, 2 times Malaise, 1 times 10 MaxiWinks, mixed samples, 1 times 7 MaxiWinks, mixed samples, 1 times Malaise trap 1.
Elevations: collected from 176 - 1300 meters, 774 meters average
Collect Date Range: collected between 1993-02-15 and 2010-11-27
Type specimens: Holotype of Adetomyrma venatrix: mcztype34786; paratype of Adetomyrma venatrix: casent0101400, casent0172771, casent0249634, casent0260442