Myrmica bibikoffi

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Myrmica bibikoffi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Myrmica
Species:
M. bibikoffi
Binomial name
Myrmica bibikoffi
Kutter, 1963
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Myrmica bibikoffi is a species of ant that can be found in Germany, Switzerland, Spain, France, and The Netherlands. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Myrmica bibikoffi Kutter, 1963". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  2. Economo, Evan (April 7, 2020). "CURRENT SPECIES Myrmica bibikoffi". Ant Maps.