Tetraponera rufonigra

Tetraponera rufonigra, is a species of ant belonging to the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. It is distributed across Asia, and Africa. Commonly called the Bi-coloured Arboreal ant, they are arboreal and build small nests which are excavated holes usually in dried parts of trees. They are active hunters and hunt small insects. They have a well developed sting and when stung can cause allergic reactions in human beings.[1]

Tetraponera rufonigra
Tetraponera rufonigra worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Tetraponera
Species:
T. rufonigra
Binomial name
Tetraponera rufonigra
(Jerdon, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Sima rufonigra ceylonensis Forel, 1909
  • Sima rufonigra testaceonigra Forel, 1903
  • Sima rufonigra yeensis Forel, 1902

The ant is known as "Hath polayaa" in Sinhala.

Subspecies
  • T. rufonigra forages
    T. rufonigra forages
  • T. rufonigra nest
    T. rufonigra nest
  • T. rufonigra nest in tree
    T. rufonigra nest in tree
  • T. rufonigra
    T. rufonigra
  • T. rufonigra feeding on beetle
    T. rufonigra feeding on beetle
  • Tetraponera rufonigra ceylonensis (Forel, 1909)
  • Tetraponera rufonigra rufonigra (Jerdon, 1851)
  • Tetraponera rufonigra testaceonigra (Forel, 1903)
  • Tetraponera rufonigra yeensis (Forel, 1902)

References
  1. "Functional morphology of the sting apparatus of Tetraponera rufonigra (Smith F.) (Formicidae, Pseudomyrmecinae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2017-03-23.


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