| Tetraponera rufonigra | |
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| Tetraponera rufonigra worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Tetraponera |
| Species: | T. rufonigra |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetraponera rufonigra (Jerdon, 1851) | |
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Tetraponera rufonigra, is a species of ant belonging to the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. It is distributed across Southeast Asia 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.
The ant is known as "Hath polayaa" in Sinhala.
Subspecies
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T. rufonigra forages
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T. rufonigra nest
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T. rufonigra nest in tree
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T. rufonigra
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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
- "Functional morphology of the sting apparatus of Tetraponera rufonigra (Smith F.) (Formicidae, Pseudomyrmecinae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
External links
Media related to Tetraponera rufonigra at Wikimedia Commons- "Tetraponera rufonigra - Facts". AntWeb. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- "Tetraponera rufonigra". at antwiki.org
- Animaldiversity.org
- Itis.org
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