Phasmomyrmex
| Phasmomyrmex | |
|---|---|
 | |
| P. wolfi worker from Kenya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Phasmomyrmex Stitz, 1910 |
| Type species | |
| Phasmomyrmex sericeus | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 4 species | |
Phasmomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[2] Restricted to the Afrotropics, the genus seems to be arboreal, but little is known about their biology.[3]
Species
- Phasmomyrmex aberrans (Mayr, 1895)
- Phasmomyrmex buchneri (Forel, 1886)
- Phasmomyrmex paradoxus (André, 1892)
- Phasmomyrmex wolfi (Emery, 1920)
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Phasmomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Genus: Phasmomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. (2013). "The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography". Journal of East African Natural History 101 (2): 127. doi:10.2982/028.101.0201.
External links
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