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Neivamyrmex nigrescens

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Neivamyrmex nigrescens
Neivamyrmex nigrescens worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Neivamyrmex
Species:
N. nigrescens
Binomial name
Neivamyrmex nigrescens
(Cresson, 1872)
Synonyms[1]

Labidus nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex schmitti (Emery, 1894)

Neivamyrmex nigrescens is a North American species of army ant in the genus Neivamyrmex.[1] The species is found in the United States and Mexico, and is the most widely distributed Neivamyrmex species in the United States. Due to its wide range, it has become the most studied and well-known species in its genus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolton, B. (2015). "Neivamyrmex nigrescens". AntCat. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. ^ Snelling, G. C. & Snelling, R. R. (2007). "New synonymy, new species, new keys to Neivamyrmex army ants of the United States" (PDF). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 80: 459–550.
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