Syscia
Roger, 1861
Syscia is a of in the Dorylinae, containing 38 described . The genus was established by Roger in 1861, later treated as a subgenus of Cerapachys, and resurrected as valid by Borowiec (2016). It has a discontinuous distribution across Eastern Asia, North America, and South America, and is part of the cryptic leaf-litter ant fauna.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Syscia: //ˈsɪskiə//
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Identification
Identification based on alone is very difficult due to continuous character variation and high similarity of phylogenetically distant . may be fully or , with a wide variety of intercaste female forms.
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Habitat
Leaf litter and rotten wood in tropical forests. Specimens have been collected along river margins in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon.
Distribution
Eastern Asia, North America, and South America; discontinuous distribution spanning the Nearctic, Neotropical, and Indomalayan regions.
Ecological Role
Part of the cryptic fauna inhabiting leaf litter and rotten wood in tropical .
Similar Taxa
- CerapachysSyscia was historically treated as a subgenus and later junior synonym of Cerapachys before being resurrected as a distinct based on phylogenomic and morphological data.