| Bazboltonia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Heteroponerini |
| Genus: | Bazboltonia |
| Species: | B. microps |
| Binomial name | |
| Bazboltonia microps Borgmeier, 1957 | |
Bazboltonia microps is a monotypic genus of ants containing the single species Bazboltonia microps. Endemic to South America, it was described by Borgmeier in 1957 as Heteroponera microps. [1]
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