Aptinoma
| Aptinoma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| A. mangabe worker from Madagascar | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Tapinomini |
| Genus: | Aptinoma Fisher, 2009 |
| Type species | |
| Aptinoma mangabe | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 2 species | |
Aptinoma is a small genus arboreal of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.[2] Its two species are known only from Antongil Bay, Madagascar.[3]
Species
- Aptinoma antongil Fisher, 2009
- Aptinoma mangabe Fisher, 2009
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Aptinoma". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "Genus: Aptinoma". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ Brian, L. Fisher (2009). "Two new dolichoderine ant genera from Madagascar: Aptinoma gen. n. and Ravavy gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." (PDF). Zootaxa 2118: 37–52.
External links
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