Psalidomyrmex

Psalidomyrmex
P. procerus worker from Gabon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Psalidomyrmex
André, 1890
Type species
Psalidomyrmex foveolatus
André, 1890
Diversity[1]
6 species

Psalidomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae.[2] The genus is known from Sub-Saharan Africa, where colonies nest in rotten wood.[3]

Species

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Psalidomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Psalidomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. Bolton, B. (1975). "A revision of the African ponerine ant genus Psalidomyrmex André (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. 32: 1–16.

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