Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Hymenoptera > Formicidae > Pseudomyrmex > Pseudomyrmex gracilisPseudomyrmex gracilis (elongate twig ant)Synonyms: Formica gracilis; Leptalea gracilis; Pseudomyrma bicolor; Pseudomyrma canescens; Pseudomyrma dimidiata; Pseudomyrma gracilis var. glabriventris; Pseudomyrma gracilis var. longinoda; Pseudomyrma gracilis var. velifera; Pseudomyrma mexicana; Pseudomyrma pilosula; Pseudomyrma sericata; Pseudomyrma variabilis; Pseudomyrma volatilis; Pseudomyrmex canescens; Pseudomyrmex dimidiata; Pseudomyrmex mexicana; Pseudomyrmex pilosula; Pseudomyrmex sericata; Pseudomyrmex variabilis; Pseudomyrmex volatilis The elongate twig ant, Pseudomyrmex gracilis, is a large, slender species native to Mexico. The workers are about 8–10 millimeters (0.31–0.39 in) in length and generally wasp-like in appearance and style of movement. Worker ants are bi-colored; the head and gaster are dark, while the antennae, mouthparts, thorax and legs are dull orange with dark shading. They often may be seen on vegetation, foraging for live insects or collecting honeydew from sap-sucking insects. |
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Effects of ant behaviour and presence of extrafloral nectaries on seed dispersal of the Neotropical myrmecochore Turnera ulmifolia L. (Turneraceae), MARIANA CUAUTLE, VICTOR RICO-GRAY and CECILIA DIAZ-CASTELAZO, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2005, 86, 6777. ♦ 2Predator-Prey Database for the family Asilidae (Hexapoda: Diptera) Prepared by Dr. Robert Lavigne, Professor Emeritus, University of Wyoming, USA and Dr. Jason Londt (Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg) |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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