Biology:Stegomyrmex
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Short description: Genus of ant
| Stegomyrmex | |
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| Stegomyrmex vizottoi worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Stegomyrmex Emery, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Stegomyrmex connectens Emery, 1912
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 5 species | |
Stegomyrmex is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] Strictly Neotropical in its distribution, the genus is known from Costa Rica to northern Argentina . It was once considered rare, but more recent sampling has revealed that the genus is relatively common in the leaf litter.[3]
Species
- Stegomyrmex bensoni Feitosa, Brandão & Diniz, 2008 – Brazil
- Stegomyrmex connectens Emery, 1912 – Peru and Bolivia
- Stegomyrmex manni Smith, 1946 – Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia
- Stegomyrmex olindae Feitosa, Brandão & Diniz, 2008 – Brazil
- Stegomyrmex vizottoi Diniz, 1990 – Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2015). "Stegomyrmex". AntCat. http://antcat.org/catalog/429972.
- ↑ "Genus: Stegomyrmex". AntWeb. http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Stegomyrmex&rank=genus&project=allantwebants.
- ↑ Feitosa, R. M.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Diniz, J. L. M. (2008). "Revisionary studies on the enigmatic Neotropical ant genus Stegomyrmex Emery, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae), with the description of two new species.". Journal of Hymenoptera Research 17: 64–82.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4050088 entry
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