Biology:Pseudomyrmex leptosus

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Short description: Species of ant

Pseudomyrmex leptosus
Pseudomyrmex leptosus casent0103909 profile 1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Pseudomyrmex
Species:
P. leptosus
Binomial name
Pseudomyrmex leptosus
Ward, 1985

Pseudomyrmex leptosus is a species of ant in the genus Pseudomyrmex. It is endemic to certain regions in the United States .[1] The species has completely lost its worker caste.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Pseudomyrmex leptosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T18548A8419797. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T18548A8419797.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18548/8419797. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Sumner, S.; Nash, D. R.; Boomsma, J. J. (22 June 2003). "The adaptive significance of inquiline parasite workers". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences 270 (1521): 1315–1322. doi:10.1098/rspb.2003.2362. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5463003 entry