Brachymyrmex
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| Brachymyrmex | |
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| Brachymyrmex aphidicola worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
| Genus: | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868 |
| Type species | |
| Brachymyrmex patagonicus | |
Brachymyrmex is a genus in the ant subfamily Formicinae.[1] The genus can be recognized by the combination of having nine antennal segments (fewer than most ants) and the petiole concealed by the gaster in dorsal view. They are sometimes called "rover ants".
See also
- Brachymyrmex coactus
- Brachymyrmex depilis
- Brachymyrmex obscurior
- Brachymyrmex patagonicus
See also
References
- ↑ "Genus: Brachymyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
External links
Media related to Brachymyrmex at Wikimedia Commons- Brachymyrmex patagonicus on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
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