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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Formicinae » Myrmelachistini » Rover ants (Brachymyrmex) » Brachymyrmex depilis

Species Brachymyrmex depilis

Classification · Other Common Names · Remarks
Brachymyrmex depilis - female Tiny Red Ant - Brachymyrmex depilis Unknown Bark Louse - Brachymyrmex depilis Ant - Brachymyrmex depilis Brachymyrmex? - Brachymyrmex depilis tiny flier - Brachymyrmex depilis Brachymyrmex depilis Tiny ants reproductive? - Brachymyrmex depilis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)
Family Formicidae (Ants)
Subfamily Formicinae
Tribe Myrmelachistini
Genus Brachymyrmex (Rover ants)
Species depilis (Brachymyrmex depilis)
Other Common Names
Hairless rover ant
Remarks
Workers of this species are tiny, about 1.25 mm in length, until they fill up their crops with honeydew from subterranean aphids, etc. and expand to nearly 2.0 mm. [comment by James C. Trager]
Queens are much larger, and judging by the number of images on BG they are relatively common (AWT)
Contributed by James C. Trager on 14 July, 2010 - 1:23pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, ceiseman, PaleoJon
Last updated 8 January, 2025 - 12:24pm

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