Cerapachys
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Cerapachys is a genus of predatory, army ant–like ants known for their specialized raiding behavior and placement within the subfamily Dorylinae.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cerapachys canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| behavior | specialized raiding behavior ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | doryline ants ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| colonyOrganization |
eusocial
ⓘ
queen–worker caste system ⓘ |
| diet | predatory ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | invertebrate predator ⓘ |
| family | Formicidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | raiding ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Afrotropical region
ⓘ
Australasian realm ⓘ
surface form:
Australasian region
Indomalayan realm ⓘ
surface form:
Indomalayan region
Old World tropics ⓘ |
| habitat |
leaf litter
ⓘ
rotting wood ⓘ soil ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cryptic, subterranean lifestyle
ⓘ
slender body form ⓘ specialized raiding on other arthropods or ant brood ⓘ well-developed mandibles ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | cerapachine ants ⓘ |
| isMonophyleticWithin | Dorylinae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalTrait |
elongate mandibles adapted for predation
ⓘ
narrow waist (petiole) with one or two nodes ⓘ reduced eyes in many species ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| previousSubfamilyPlacement | Cerapachyinae ⓘ |
| primaryPrey |
ant brood
ⓘ
other ants ⓘ small arthropods ⓘ |
| raidingPattern | organized group raids ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | myrmecologists ⓘ |
| reproductiveSystem | winged queens ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
army ant–like raiding behavior
ⓘ
specialized predation on other ants ⓘ |
| subfamily | Dorylinae ⓘ |
| taxonomicHistory | subject to revision and species transfers to other doryline genera ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeOf |
army ant–like ant
ⓘ
predatory ant ⓘ |
| workerCaste | wingless workers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.