Oxyepoecus bruchi

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Oxyepoecus bruchi
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Oxyepoecus bruchi worker
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Oxyepoecus
Species:
O. bruchi
Binomial name
Oxyepoecus bruchi
Santschi, 1926

Oxyepoecus bruchi is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is endemic to Argentina. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Oxyepoecus bruchi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T15773A5133789. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15773A5133789.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.