Adetomyrma caputleae
| Adetomyrma caputleae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Amblyoponinae |
| Tribe: | Amblyoponini |
| Genus: | Adetomyrma |
| Species: | A. caputleae |
| Binomial name | |
| Adetomyrma caputleae Yoshimura & Fisher, 2012 | |
Adetomyrma caputleae is a species of ants belonging to the Adetomyrma genus. They are endemic to numerous areas of Madagascar.
The species was recently described by Yoshimurea & Fisher in 2012. Ants of this species are blind.[1]
References
- ↑ Fisher, B.L., Yoshimura, M. (2012). A revision of the Malagasy endemic genus Adetomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae) (PDF). Zootaxa. pp. 7, figs. 8, 11, 21, 31, 40, 49, 58, 66, 75, 76, 82, 85, 87, 89, 91, 92 (worker, queen & male described).
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