FG 131 Eurhopalothrix
Featured Genus 131 is EurhopalothrixSubfamily: Myrmicinae Distribution: North America, South America, Southern Asia, Madagascar, Australia.From Ant WebBiology: Natural History: The genus...
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I found E. floridana several times near Gainesville FL, when I lived there. They were in low spots, which trapped leaf litter, in otherwise dry habitats such as upland, pine-oak woodland, locally...
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Doctorant, is that species native to Florida only? Also, how far north could it be found? Would it be possible to find along the coast of Alabama?
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My records show that Eurhopalothrix floridana is the only species in this genus that occurs in North America. And it seems to be restricted to Florida. There are plenty of Pyramica to find though....
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Ok thanks, I was curious of its range. I've found a few species of Pyramica, now Strumigenys. They are cool to discover!! I was hoping to find E. floridana but I have many more other ants to find yet!!
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According to Joe MacGown's master list of southeastern ants - http://mississippientomol...Southeastern.species.htm - E. floridana is limited to Florida. As far as I know, it is only in peninsular...
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Yes, I found P. gracilis for Alabama in Baldwin County, only one specimen though. Joe had it for Mississippi already so he figured it was in Alabama. I am collecting and helping Joe fill out his list...
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Could be. A very similar (same?) one is found in Mexico, on the Yucatan Peninsula.
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This is a difficult "genus"... Let me explain... Baroni Urbani and De Andrade treat this genus as a junior synonym of Basiceros while all the other myrmecologists think it's a separate genus. As a...
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Reminds one of Pyramica / Strumigenys. Right now, it is correct to recognize Baroni Urbani's larger genera as monophyletic groups that can be called genera, but we can anticipate they will be...
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And the case of Nothomyrmecia, Baroni Urbani is only one of a few that don't use the name any more...
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