Myrmicinae had the highest number of species
in this study. Tetramorium, Crematogaster,
Pheidole were the main genera of this subfamily.
Food resources, nesting and behavioural adaptation
might play an important role in the diversity
of this subfamily. For example, Tetramorium feeds on insect prey as well as collecting honeydew
and some seeds (Sudd and Franks, 1987). Crematogaster
and Pheidole adapt themselves very
well in warm climates so they are a dominant group
in the tropics (Andersen, 2000). Moreover, Sudd
and Franks (1987) said that nest habitat of Myrmicinae
was not limited to soil and humus. It
could nest in hollows under bark or inside galls
or acorns on woody plants. It also lived inside the
nests of other ants.