Rhopalomastix escherichi

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Rhopalomastix escherichi
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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

Rhopalomastix escherichi [1] is a species of ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae that can be found in Sri Lanka. [2]

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References

  1. "ADW: Rhopalomastix escherichi: CLASSIFICATION". Animal Diversity Web .
  2. Dias, Ratnayake Kaluarachchige Sriyani; Guénard, Benoit; Akbar, Shahid Ali; Economo, Evan P.; Udayakantha, Warnakulasuriyage Sudesh; Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad (14 September 2020). "The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist". ZooKeys (967): 1–142. Bibcode:2020ZooK..967....1D. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.967.54432 . ISSN   1313-2989. PMC   7508952 . PMID   32999587.