Oxyepoecus inquilinus

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Oxyepoecus inquilinus
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Oxyepoecus inquilinus worker
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Oxyepoecus
Species:
O. inquilinus
Binomial name
Oxyepoecus inquilinus
(Kusnezov, 1952)

Oxyepoecus inquilinus is species of ant in the genus Oxyepoecus . It is endemic to Argentina. The species is listed together with two other Oxyepoecus species ( O. daguerrei , and O. bruchi ) as "Vulnerable D2" by IUCN. [2]

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References

  1. Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Oxyepoecus inquilinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T15775A5138374. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15775A5138374.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Delsinne, T.; MacKay, W.; Wild, A.; Roisin, Y.; Leponce, M. (2012). "Distribution and Diversity of the Cryptic Ant Genus Oxyepoecus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in Paraguay with Descriptions of Two New Species". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 2012: 1. doi: 10.1155/2012/594302 .