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Myopopone castanea is a species of ant in the genus Myopopone. It was described by Smith in 1860.[2]

Distribution

Myopopone castanea is distributed in several Asian countries (such as Borneo and Indonesia[3]) and in Australia, where they prefer to nest in rotten wood or bark.[4]

Ecology

Myopopone castanea is a predator of Coleoptera larvae that has been studied for potential use as a biological pest control insect of Oryctes rhinoceros larvae.[5] The species is the only species known that has workers engage in larval hemolymph feeding.[3]

References

  1. ^ AntWeb. "Species: Myopopone castanea". The California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. ^ Xu, Z.-H. & He, Q.-J. 2011. Description of Myopopone castanea (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Himalaya Region. Entomotaxonomia 33: 231-235.PDF
  3. ^ a b Ito, Fuminori (16 June 2010). "Notes on the biology of the Oriental amblyoponine ant Myopopone castanea: Queen-worker dimorphism, worker polymorphism and larval hemolymph feeding by workers (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Biology of amblyoponine ant". Entomological Science. 13 (2): 199–204. doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2010.00384.x. S2CID 82263442.
  4. ^ Wilson, E. O. 1958c. Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia. I. The tribe Leptogenyini. II. The tribes Amblyoponini and Platythyreini. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 118: 101-153 (page 144, Senior synonym of picea, rossi, similis, smithi and wollastoni)
  5. ^ Tobing, Maryani Cyccu; Kuswardani, Retna Astuti; Fudholi, Ahmad (August 2020). "Biological aspects of Myopopone castanea on it's [sic] prey Oryctes rhinoceros larvae". Journal of Insect Physiology. 125: 104089. doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2020.104089. PMID 32687849. S2CID 220669158.

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