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

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Phasmomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Phasmomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. 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.
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