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| ==Species== | ==Species== | ||
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| Liometopum | |
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| Liometopum occidentale worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Tapinomini |
| Genus: | Liometopum Mayr, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Formica microcephala | |
| Diversity | |
| 27 species | |
Liometopum is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae. The genus is regionally distributed across North America, Europe and Asia.
In Mexico, colonies of Liometopum have been used as a food resource by people in rural areas for centuries. The immature stages of the reproductive caste, known as "escamoles" are consumed and are a high-quality source of protein, carbohydrates, and lipids. Adult reproductives may also be consumed by humans during swarming, and worker brood is consumed when other stages are scarce.
Caterpillars of certain butterfly species have a symbiotic relationship with Liometopum ants. They produce secretions that the ants will feed on, similar to the Iridomyrmex genus of ants.
Species
- †Liometopum antiquum Mayr, 1867
- Liometopum apiculatum Mayr, 1870
- †Liometopum bogdassarovi (Nazaraw, Bagdasaraw & Uriew, 1994)
- †Liometopum eremicum Zhang, 1989
- †Liometopum imhoffii (Heer, 1849)
- Liometopum lindgreeni Forel, 1902
- †Liometopum lubricum Zhang, Sun & Zhang, 1994
- Liometopum luctuosum Wheeler, 1905 – the pine tree ant
- Liometopum masonium (Buckley, 1866)
- Liometopum microcephalum (Panzer, 1798)
- †Liometopum miocenicum Carpenter, 1930
- Liometopum occidentale Emery, 1895 – the velvety tree ant
- †Liometopum oligocenicum Wheeler, 1915
- Liometopum orientale Karavaiev, 1927
- †Liometopum potamophilum Zhang, 1989
- †Liometopum scudderi Carpenter, 1930
- Liometopum sinense Wheeler, 1921
References
- Bolton, B. (2014). "Liometopum". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- "Genus: Liometopum". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- Hoey-Chamberlain, Rust & Klotz 2013, p. 1 harvnb error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFHoey-ChamberlainRustKlotz2013 (help)
- Hoey-Chamberlain, Rust & Klotz 2013, p. 2 harvnb error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFHoey-ChamberlainRustKlotz2013 (help)
- Hoey-Chamberlain, R; Rust, MK; Klotz, JH (2013), "A Review of the Biology, Ecology and Behavior of Velvety Tree Ants of North America", Sociobiology, 60 (1): 1–10, doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v60i1.1-10
This article incorporates text from a scholarly publication published under a copyright license that allows anyone to reuse, revise, remix and redistribute the materials in any form for any purpose: Hoey-Chamberlain, R; Rust, MK; Klotz, JH (2013), "A Review of the Biology, Ecology and Behavior of Velvety Tree Ants of North America", Sociobiology, 60 (1): 1–10, doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v60i1.1-10 Please check the source for the exact licensing terms.
External links
Media related to Liometopum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Liometopum at Wikispecies
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