Myrmicinae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Myrmicinae

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:subfamily
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:commonName	myrmicine ants
gptkbp:containsGenus	gptkb:Acromyrmex gptkb:Atta gptkb:Myrmica gptkb:Pheidole gptkb:Tetramorium gptkb:Solenopsis gptkb:Crematogaster gptkb:Monomorium
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:Lepeletier_de_Saint-Fargeau
gptkbp:describedYear	1835
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature	antennae with 12 segments and a 3-segmented club two-segmented waist (petiole and postpetiole) well-developed sting
gptkbp:distribution	worldwide
gptkbp:ecologicalRole	predation soil aeration seed dispersal
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Formicidae
gptkbp:habitat	varied, including forests, grasslands, deserts, and urban areas
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:fire_ants gptkb:harvester_ants gptkb:leafcutter_ants
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies	over 6,000 species over 140 genera
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Formicidae
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:taxonRank	gptkb:subfamily
gptkbp:typeSpecies	gptkb:Myrmica
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Formicidae
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Myrmicinae