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Calyptomyrmex

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Calyptomyrmex
Calyptomyrmex beccarii worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Calyptomyrmex
Emery, 1887
Type species
Calyptomyrmex beccarii
Diversity[1]
37 species

Calyptomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] The genus is distributed from Africa to India and east to New Caledonia. They are mainly found in the rainforest, where they forage alone or in small numbers.[3]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Calyptomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Genus: Calyptomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. ^ Shattuck, S. O. (2011). "Revision of the ant genus Calyptomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in South-east Asia and Oceania". Zootaxa. 2743: 1–26. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2743.1.1.
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