Biology:Psalidomyrmex
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Short description: Genus of ants
| Psalidomyrmex | |
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| Psalidomyrmex procerus worker from Gabon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Psalidomyrmex André, 1890 |
| Type species | |
| Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890
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| 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
- Psalidomyrmex feae Menozzi, 1922
- Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890
- Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901
- Psalidomyrmex reichenspergeri Santschi, 1913
- Psalidomyrmex sallyae Bolton, 1975
- Psalidomyrmex wheeleri Santschi, 1923
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Psalidomyrmex". AntCat. http://antcat.org/catalog/430130.
- ↑ "Genus: Psalidomyrmex". AntWeb. http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Psalidomyrmex&rank=genus&project=allantwebants.
- ↑ 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.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14448704 entry
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