Melophorus (meaning "honey carrier")[2] is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[3] The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.[4]

Melophorus
Melophorus anderseni worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Melophorini
Genus: Melophorus
Lubbock, 1883
Type species
Melophorus bagoti
Lubbock, 1883
Diversity[1]
23 species
Synonyms

Erimelophorus Wheeler, 1935
Trichomelophorus Wheeler, 1935

Head view of ant Melophorus majeri specimen

Species

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Melophorus". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. ^ Schultheiss, P.; Schwarz, S.; Wystrach, A. (2010). "Nest Relocation and Colony Founding in the Australian Desert Ant, Melophorus bagoti Lubbock (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 2010: 1–4. doi:10.1155/2010/435838.
  3. ^ "Genus: Melophorus". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  4. ^ Schultheiss, P.; Schwarz, S.; Cheng, K.; Wehner, R. D. (2012). "Foraging ecology of an Australian salt-pan desert ant (genus Melophorus)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 60 (5): 311. doi:10.1071/ZO12096. S2CID 86050964.
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