Ant China: Myrmoteras binghamii (22. Aug 2012 10:43)

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Gast - ehem. User: Re: Myrmoteras binghamii (22. Aug 2012 11:32)

Great pictures and cool ant ;)

Ant China: Re: Myrmoteras binghamii (22. Aug 2012 11:50)

They only 2.5mm

derameisige: Re: Myrmoteras binghamii (22. Aug 2012 14:42)

Ein paar Infos dazu:
http://www.ameisenwiki.de/index.php/Myrmoteras

lg

Easton: Re: Myrmoteras binghamii (22. Aug 2012 19:37)

looks beautiful! :)

Gast - ehem. User: Re: Myrmoteras binghamii (22. Aug 2012 23:16)

They only 2.5mm

Really? I would have guessed that they are at least 1 cm but pictures can fool you easily ;)

Ant China: Re: Myrmoteras binghamii (23. Aug 2012 04:58)

2~2.5mm

derameisige: Re: Myrmoteras binghamii (23. Aug 2012 09:04)

@ Ant China:
http://hol.osu.edu/literature-viewer.html?id=3947&page=608
The original scientific description by A. Forel 1893 says:
worker without mandibles 4.7 mm, with mandibles 6.0 mm.

The queen caste and the male of this species apparently have not been scientifically described as yet. It would be recommendable to send one or a few specimens of worker, queen and male to a taxonomist both for verifying the identity of your species and for description of the undescribed forms.

lg

Ant China: Re: Myrmoteras binghamii (23. Aug 2012 11:03)

Haha, I always feel that they are too small, maybe something 5mm