Dorymyrmex

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Tapinoma

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866

Species

Many

Dorymyrmex is a genus of Dolichoderinae known as the cone ants. Sometimes referred to as the "odorous ant" because of a distinct smell many have, which resembles the scent of blue cheese.

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