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Psalidomyrmex

Psalidomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus is known from Sub-Saharan Africa, where colonies nest in rotten wood.

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Psalidomyrmex
Psalidomyrmex procerus worker from Gabon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Alliance: Plectroctena genus group
Genus: Psalidomyrmex
André, 1890
Type species
Psalidomyrmex foveolatus
André, 1890
Diversity1
6 species

Psalidomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae.2 The genus is known from Sub-Saharan Africa, where colonies nest in rotten wood.3

Species

  • Psalidomyrmex feae Menozzi, 1922
  • Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890
  • Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901
  • Psalidomyrmex reichenspergeri Santschi, 1913
  • Psalidomyrmex sallyae Bolton, 1975
  • Psalidomyrmex wheeleri Santschi, 1923
References

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Psalidomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Psalidomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. Bolton, B. (1975). "A revision of the African ponerine ant genus Psalidomyrmex André (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology. 32: 1–16.
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