Biology:Aphomomyrmex
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Short description: Genus of ants
| Aphomomyrmex | |
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| Aphonomyrmex afer worker from South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
| Genus: | Aphomomyrmex Emery, 1899 |
| Species: | A. afer
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphomomyrmex afer Emery, 1899
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Aphomomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[1] It contains the single species Aphomomyrmex afer, known from Africa (Cameroon and South Africa ). The genus is closely related to Petalomyrmex.[2]
References
- ↑ "Genus: Aphomomyrmex". AntWeb. http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Aphomomyrmex&rank=genus&project=allantwebants. 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
Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry
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