Meranoplus radamae is a Malagasy species of ant in the genus Meranoplus. The species diurnal.[1]

Meranoplus radamae
M. radamae worker
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Meranoplus
Species:
M. radamae
Binomial name
Meranoplus radamae
Forel, 1891

Distribution

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Meranoplus 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

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  1. ^ "Meranoplus radamae Forel 1891 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  2. ^ 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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