Nesomyrmex

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Nesomyrmex
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Nesomyrmex angulatus worker from Madagascar
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Nesomyrmex
Wheeler, 1910
Type species
Nesomyrmex clavipilis
Wheeler, 1910
Diversity [1]
83 species
Synonyms

CaulomyrmaForel, 1914
GoniothoraxEmery, 1896
IreneoponeDonisthorpe, 1946
LimnomyrmexArnold, 1948
MeiaPagliano & Scaramozzino, 1990
TetramyrmaForel, 1912

Contents

Nesomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. [2] The genus is distributed in the Neotropical, Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Most species live in arid climates, but some are known from the rainforest. They nest in soil or in trees. Little is known about their biology. [3]

Species

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References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Nesomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Nesomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb . Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. (2013). "The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography". Journal of East African Natural History. 101 (2): 127. doi:10.2982/028.101.0201. S2CID   84797311.