Name - Rhytidoponera metallica

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:131638 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Rhytidoponera metallica Fr. Smith

• Rhytidoponera metallica Wheeler 1915

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Recent Publications

• The role of Rhytidoponera metallica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in facilitating post-fire seed germination of three ant-dispersed legume species.
• Behavior and body size modulate the defense of toxin-containing sawfly larvae against ants.
• Intra-colony venom diversity contributes to maintaining eusociality in a cooperatively breeding ant.
• Ant mediated dispersal of spiny stick insect (Extatosoma tiaratum) eggs and Acacia longifolia seeds is ant-species dependent.
• Genome of the green-head ant, Rhytidoponera metallica, reveals mechanisms of toxin evolution in a genetically hyper-diverse eusocial species.

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