Rotastruma
| Rotastruma | |
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| Rotastruma recava worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Rotastruma Bolton, 1991 |
| Type species | |
| Rotastruma recava Bolton, 1991
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 2 species | |
Rotastruma is a small genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] Its two species are known from the Oriental region: the type species Rotastruma recava is known from the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore, and Rotastruma stenoceps is known from Guangdong, China.[3]
Little is known about the genus, and like most other arboreal ants, their biology remains unknown. However, they seem to have affinities with Paratopula and Romblonella.[3]
Species[edit]
- Rotastruma recava Bolton, 1991
- Rotastruma stenoceps Bolton, 1991
References[edit]
- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Rotastruma". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Rotastruma". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ a b Bolton, B. (1991). "New myrmicine genera from the Oriental Region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Syst. Entomol. 16: 1–13. Bibcode:1991SysEn..16....1B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1991.tb00571.x. S2CID 85041510.
External links[edit]
Media related to Rotastruma at Wikimedia Commons
