Epopostruma

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Epopostruma
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Epopostruma natalae worker
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Epopostruma
Forel, 1895
Type species
Strumigenys quadrispinosa
Forel, 1895
Diversity [1]
19 species
Synonyms

HexadacetonBrown, 1948

Epopostruma is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. [2] It is restricted to Australia. [3]

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References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Epopostruma". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Epopostruma". antweb.org. AntWeb . Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. Shattuck, S. O. 2000. "Genus Colobostruma. Genus Mesostruma. Genus Epopostruma." Pp. 31-67 in: Bolton, B. 2000. "The ant tribe Dacetini." Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 65: 1-1028