Philidris nagasau

Philidris nagasau
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Philidris
Species: P. nagasau
Binomial name
Philidris nagasau
(Mann, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Philidris nagasau agnatus Mann, 1921
  • Philidris nagasau alticola Mann, 1921

Philidris nagasau is a species of ant in the genus Philidris. Described by Mann in 1921, the species is endemic to Fiji.[1]

Philidris nagasau makes its living by planting seeds of epiphytes such as Squamellaria in the bark of host trees and tending them like a garden.[2][3]

References

  1. Shattuck, S. O. 1992a. Review of the dolichoderine ant genus Iridomyrmex Mayr with descriptions of three new genera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Australian Journal of Entomological Society 31: 13-18 (page 18, Combination in Philidris)
  2. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122080005.htm
  3. Chomicki, Guillaume; Renner, Susanne S. (21 November 2016). "Obligate plant farming by a specialized ant". Nature Plants. 2: 16181. doi:10.1038/nplants.2016.181.


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