Atopomyrmex

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Atopomyrmex
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Atopomyrmex mocquerysi worker from the Central African Republic
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Atopomyrmex
André, 1889
Type species
Atopomyrmex mocquerysi
André, 1889
Diversity [1]
3 species

Atopomyrmex is a small genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. [2] The genus is known from the Afrotropics, where they nest in living wood and forage in the vegetation or on the ground. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Bolton, B. (2015). "Atopomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Genus: Atopomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb . Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. (2013). "The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography". Journal of East African Natural History. 101 (2): 127. doi:10.2982/028.101.0201. S2CID   84797311.


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