Dorymyrmex confusus

Dorymyrmex confusus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Dorymyrmex
Species:	D. confusus
Binomial name
	Dorymyrmex confusus; (Kusnezov, 1952)
Synonyms
	Dorymyrmex gallardoiSantschi, 1919;

Last updated October 20, 2019

Dorymyrmex confusus is a species of ant in the genus Dorymyrmex . Described by Kusnezov in 1952, the species is endemic to Argentina.^[1]

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References

↑ Kusnezov, N. 1952j [1951]. El estado real del grupo Dorymyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Acta Zool. Lilloana10: 427-448 (page 430, Replacement name for gallardoi)

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[1] Kusnezov, N. 1952j [1951]. El estado real del grupo Dorymyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Acta Zool. Lilloana10: 427-448 (page 430, Replacement name for gallardoi)