Myrmoteras

32 described species

Containing group: Formicinae

Characteristics

Myrmoteras has the following apomorphies (Bolton 2003):

Eyes enormous
Linear and extremely elongate mandibles, with 8-16 teeth; trap-jaws, capable of opening to 270 degrees
Frontal carinae absent, antennal sockets bounded only by toruli
Vertical posterior surface of head with a transverse groove and thick cuticular collar above the occiput

References

Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. 370 pp. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 71. Gainesville, FL.

About This Page

First online 11 September 2004

Citing this page:

Tree of Life Web Project. 2004. Myrmoteras. Version 11 September 2004 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Myrmoteras/22306/2004.09.11 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

edit this page