Psalidomyrmex

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]

Psalidomyrmex
P. procerus worker from Gabon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Formicidae
Subfamily:
Ponerinae
Tribe:
Ponerini
Genus:
Psalidomyrmex

André, 1890
Type species
Psalidomyrmex foveolatus
André, 1890
Diversity[1]
6 species

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
  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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