Taxonomic history
Wheeler & Wheeler, 1990a PDF: 464 (l.).[Note: neotype designated by Ward, 1999b PDF: 505, Bolivia.].Combination in Pseudomyrma: Wheeler, 1942 PDF: 186.Combination in Pseudomyrmex: Wheeler & Wheeler, 1956 PDF: 386.Status as species: Wheeler, 1942 PDF: 186; Brown, 1949a PDF: 44; Kempf, 1961a PDF: 408; Kempf, 1972b PDF: 225; Bolton, 1995b: 376; Ward, 1999b PDF: 505 (redescription); Bezděčková et al., 2015 PDF: 126; Ward, 2019 PDF: 1106.Senior synonym of Pseudomyrmex arborissanctae: Wheeler, 1942 PDF: 186; Kempf, 1961a PDF: 408; Kempf, 1972b PDF: 225; Bolton, 1995b: 376; Ward, 1999b PDF: 505.Senior synonym of Pseudomyrmex arborissanctae cordobensis: Ward, 1999b PDF: 505.Senior synonym of Pseudomyrmex arborissanctae ecuadoriana: Brown, 1949a PDF: 44; Kempf, 1961a PDF: 408; Kempf, 1972b PDF: 225; Bolton, 1995b: 376; Ward, 1999b PDF: 505.Senior synonym of Pseudomyrmex triplarinus rurrenabaquensis: Ward, 1999b PDF: 505.
Pseudomyrmex triplarinus is a venomous species of ant that lives in symbiosis with trees of the genus Triplaris, including the South American species T. americana, T. cumingiama, and T. felipensis. The ant protects the trees against predation by other insects and animals.[2] The ant's venom has anti-inflammatory properties.[3]
Pseudomyrmex triplarinus is a venomous species of ant that lives in symbiosis with trees of the genus Triplaris, including the South American species T. americana, T. cumingiama, and T. felipensis. The ant protects the trees against predation by other insects and animals. The ant's venom has anti-inflammatory properties.
