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| Rhopalomastix escherichi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Rhopalomastix |
| Species: | R. escherichi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhopalomastix escherichi Forel, 1911 | |
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