Myrmicaria is an ant genus within the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Description Myrmicaria can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on the gaster, and an antenna with seven segments.Tree of Life Web Project. 2004. Myrmicaria. Version 4 October 2004 (temporary). in The Tree of Life Web Project
Biochemistry Myrmicarin 430A, a heptacyclic alkaloid, was isolated from the poison glands of African Myrmicaria. The structure of its carbon skeleton was previously unknown.Schröder, F.; Baumann, H.; Kaib, M. & Sinnwell, V. (1996): Myrmicarin 430A: a new heptacyclic alkaloid from Myrmicaria ants. Chem. Commun. 1996: 2139-2140.
Species
Myrmicaria anomala Arnold, 1960 Myrmicaria arachnoides (Smith, 1857) Myrmicaria arnoldi Santschi, 1925 Myrmicaria basutorum Arnold, 1960 Myrmicaria baumi Forel, 1901 Myrmicaria birmana Forel, 1902 Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842 Myrmicaria carinata (Smith, 1857) Myrmicaria castanea Crawley, 1924 Myrmicaria distincta Santschi, 1925 Myrmicaria exigua Andre, 1890 Myrmicaria faurei Arnold, 1947 Myrmicaria fodica (Jerdon, 1851) Myrmicaria foreli Santschi, 1925 Myrmicaria fumata Santschi, 1916 Myrmicaria fusca Stitz, 1911 Myrmicaria irregularis Santschi, 1925 Myrmicaria laevior Forel, 1910 Myrmicaria lutea Emery, 1900 Myrmicaria melanogaster Emery, 1900 Myrmicaria natalensis (Smith, 1858) Myrmicaria nigra (Mayr, 1862) Myrmicaria opaciventris Emery, 1893 Myrmicaria reichenspergeri Santschi, 1925 Myrmicaria rhodesiae Arnold, 1958 Myrmicaria rugosa (Smith, 1860) Myrmicaria rustica Santschi, 1925 Myrmicaria salambo Wheeler, 1922 Myrmicaria striata Stitz, 1911 Myrmicaria striatula Santschi, 1925 Myrmicaria tigreensis (Guerin-Meneville, 1849) Myrmicaria vidua Smith, 1858
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