| Adetomyrma bressleri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Adetomyrma |
| Species: | A. bressleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Adetomyrma bressleri Yoshimura & Fisher, 2012 | |
Adetomyrma bressleri is a species of ant belonging to the genus Adetomyrma . They are endemic to Madagascar.
The species was recently described by Yoshimurea & Fisher in 2012. Ants of this species are blind. [1]
Adetomyrma is a genus of ants endemic to Madagascar. Workers of this genus are blind. The type species Adetomyrma venatrix was described in 1994, with the genus being an atypical member of its tribe, the Amblyoponini. This tribe includes the Dracula ants, members of which can feed on the hemolymph of larvae and pupae.
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