Philidris nagasau
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Philidris |
| Species: | P. nagasau
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| Binomial name | |
| Philidris nagasau (W. M. Mann, 1921)
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Philidris nagasau is a species of ant in the genus Philidris. Described by William M. Mann in 1921, the species is endemic to Fiji.[1]
Philidris nagasau makes its living by planting seeds of
domatia for these ants to reside. This suggests that P. nagasau selectively breed Squamellaria with wider openings that eventually developed into domatia.[2][3]
References
- ^ Shattuck, S. O. (1992). "Review of the dolichoderine ant genus Iridomyrmex Mayr with descriptions of three new genera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 31: 13-18 (page 18, Combination in Philidris)
- ^ "Ants and epiphytes: A longstanding relationship". (November 22, 2016). ScienceDaily. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- S2CID 23748032.