Petalomyrmex
| Petalomyrmex | |
|---|---|
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| Petalomyrmex phylax | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
| Genus: | Petalomyrmex Snelling, 1979 |
| Species: | P. phylax Snelling, 1979 |
| Binomial name | |
| Petalomyrmex phylax | |
| Type species | |
| Petalomyrmex phylax | |
Petalomyrmex (from Greek petalos, "flattened" + myrmex, "ant") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[1] It contains the single species species Petalomyrmex phylax, known only from Cameroon. The genus is closely related to Aphomomyrmex.[2]
References
- ↑ "Genus: Petalomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ Snelling, R. R. (1979). "Aphomomyrmex and a related new genus of arboreal African ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).". Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) 316: 1–8.
External links
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