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Myopopone castanea
Myopopone castanea is a species of ant in the genus Myopopone. It was described by Smith in 1860.
From the article Myopopone castanea on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Myopopone castanea is distributed in several Asian countries (such as Borneo and Indonesia) and in Australia, where they prefer to nest in rotten wood or bark.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Myopopone castanea is a predator of Coleoptera larvae that has been studied for potential use as a biological pest control insect of Oryctes rhinoceros larvae. The species is the only species known that has workers engage in larval hemolymph feeding.
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1120937.