Myopopone castanea

Myopopone castanea is a species of ant in the genus Myopopone. It was described by Smith in 1860.^[2]

Myopopone castanea
Myopopone castanea worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Genus:	Myopopone
Species:	M. castanea
Binomial name
Myopopone castanea (Smith, F., 1860)
Synonyms[1]
Myopopone beccarii Emery, 1887 Myopopone castanea bakeri Viehmeyer, 1916 Myopopone castanea bugnioni Forel, 1913 Myopopone castanea proxima Stitz, 1925 Myopopone maculata Roger, 1861 Myopopone moelleri Bingham, 1903 Myopopone moelleri striatifrons Stitz, 1925 Myopopone picea Donisthorpe, 1938 Myopopone rossi Donisthorpe, 1948 Myopopone rufula Roger, 1861 Myopopone similis Donisthorpe, 1949 Myopopone smithi Donisthorpe, 1947 Myopopone wollastoni Donisthorpe, 1942

Distribution

Myopopone castanea is distributed in several Asian countries (such as Borneo and Indonesia^[3]) and in Australia, where they prefer to nest in rotten wood or bark.^[4]

Ecology

Myopopone castanea is a predator of Coleoptera larvae that has been studied for potential use as a biological pest control insect of Oryctes rhinoceros larvae.^[5] The species is the only species known that has workers engage in larval hemolymph feeding.^[3]