Cyphomyrmex rimosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Genus: | Cyphomyrmex |
Species: | C. rimosus |
Binomial name | |
Cyphomyrmex rimosus (Spinola, 1851) | |
Cyphomyrmex rimosus is a species of higher myrmicine in the family Formicidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It is part of the tribe Attini, or fungus-growing ants.
These two subspecies belong to the species Cyphomyrmex rimosus:
Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]
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