Trap Jaw Ants

A Odontomachus é um gênero de formigas carnívoras da subfamília das poneríneas, possuidoras de poderosa picada.^[1]

Espécies

Lista de espécies retirada de (Bolton 1995)^{[carece de fontes?]}.

Operária de O. haematodus.

O. haematodus larva.

• Odontomachus aciculatus F. Smith, 1863
• Odontomachus affinis Guerin-Meneville, 1844
• Odontomachus allolabis Kempf, 1974
• Odontomachus angulatus Mayr, 1866
• Odontomachus animosus F. Smith, 1860
• Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892
• Odontomachus banksi Forel, 1910
• Odontomachus bauri
• Odontomachus biolleyi Forel, 1908
• Odontomachus biumbonatus Brown, 1976
• Odontomachus bradleyi Brown, 1976
• Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
• Odontomachus caelatus Brown, 1976
• Odontomachus cephalotes F. Smith, 1863 (Indonésia, Austrália, etc)
• Odontomachus chelifer Latreille, 1802
• Odontomachus circulus M. Wang, 1993
• Odontomachus clarus Roger, 1861
• Odontomachus coquereli Roger, 1861
• Odontomachus cornutus Stitz, 1933
• Odontomachus erythrocephalus Emery, 1890
• Odontomachus floresensis Brown, 1976 (Indonésia: Flores)
• Odontomachus fulgidus M. Wang, 1993
• Odontomachus granatus M. Wang, 1993
• Odontomachus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1758) (South America, introduced to Australia prior to 1876)
• Odontomachus hastatus Fabricius, 1804
• Odontomachus imperator Emery, 1887
• Odontomachus infandus F. Smith, 1858
• Odontomachus insularis Guerin-Meneville, 1844
• Odontomachus laticeps Roger, 1861
• Odontomachus latidens Mayr, 1867
• Odontomachus latissimus Viehmeyer, 1914
• Odontomachus malignus F. Smith , 1859
• Odontomachus mayi Mann, 1912
• Odontomachus meinerti Forel, 1905
• Odontomachus montanus Stitz, 1925
• Odontomachus monticola Emery, 1892
• Odontomachus mormo Brown, 1976
• Odontomachus nigriceps F. Smith, 1860
• Odontomachus opaciventris Forel, 1899
• Odontomachus opaculus Viehmeyer, 1912
• Odontomachus panamensis Forel, 1899
• Odontomachus papuanus Emery, 1887
• Odontomachus peruanus Stitz, 1933
• Odontomachus pseudobauri De Andrade, 1994
• Odontomachus rixosus F. Smith, 1857
• Odontomachus ruficeps F. Smith, 1858 (Australia)
• Odontomachus rufithorax Emery, 1911
• Odontomachus ruginodis M.R. Smith, 1937
• Odontomachus saevissimus F. Smith, 1858
• Odontomachus scalptus Brown, 1978
• Odontomachus silvestrii W.M. Wheeler, 1927
• Odontomachus simillimus F. Smith, 1858 (Australia, Fiji, etc)
• Odontomachus spinifer De Andrade, 1994
• Odontomachus spissus Kempf, 1962
• Odontomachus sumbensis Brown, 1976
• Odontomachus tensus M. Wang, 1993
• Odontomachus testaceus Emery, 1897
• Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914 (Africa, Madagascar, Inner Seychelles)
• Odontomachus turneri Forel, 1900 (Australia)
• Odontomachus tyrannicus F. Smith, 1859
• Odontomachus xizangensis M. Wang, 1993
• Odontomachus yucatecus Brown, 1976

Bibliografia

• Bolton, Barry (1995): A New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World, Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674615144
• S. N. Patek, J. E. Baio, B. L. Fisher and A. V. Suarez (2006). «Multifunctionality and mechanical origins: ballistic jaw propulsion in trap-jaw ants». Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(34): 12787–12792. doi:10.1073/pnas.0604290103 !CS1 manut: Nomes múltiplos: lista de autores (link)
• Hymenoptera Name Server: Odontomachus^{[ligação inativa]} — Retrieved on Jan 04, 2008.