Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Genus: | Lophomyrmex |
Species: | L. quadrispinosus |
Binomial name | |
Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus (Jerdon, 1851) | |
Synonyms | |
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