Meranoplus radamae is a Malagasy species of ant in the genus Meranoplus. The species diurnal.[1]
| Meranoplus radamae | |
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| M. radamae worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Meranoplus |
| Species: | M. radamae
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| Binomial name | |
| Meranoplus radamae Forel, 1891
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Distribution
editMeranoplus radamae is restricted to the grasslands and woodlands of the High Plateau, and the spiny forests of southern Madagascar. Specimens are known from 370 to 1550 m above sea level, and nests have been collected under stones in grassland and from ground nests. A few collections have been made in southern rainforest sites, but these may represent local adaptation to disturbed habitats.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Meranoplus radamae Forel 1891 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ Boudinot, Brendon E.; Fisher, Brian L. (2013), "A taxonomic revision of the Meranoplus F. Smith of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) with keys to species and diagnosis of the males." (PDF), Zootaxa, 3635 (4): 301–339, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3635.4.1, PMID 26097952
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