Meranoplus boltoni

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Meranoplus boltoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Meranoplus
Species:
M. boltoni
Binomial name
Meranoplus boltoni
Schödl, 1998

Meranoplus boltoni is a species of ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka.

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