| Platythyrea punctata | |
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| Dorsal view of Platythyrea punctata specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Platythyrea |
| Species: | P. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Platythyrea punctata (Smith, 1858) | |
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