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Nesomyrmex

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Nesomyrmex
Nesomyrmex angulatus worker from Madagascar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Nesomyrmex
Wheeler, 1910
Type species
Nesomyrmex clavipilis
Wheeler, 1910
Diversity[1]
83 species
Synonyms

Caulomyrma Forel, 1914
Goniothorax Emery, 1896
Ireneopone Donisthorpe, 1946
Limnomyrmex Arnold, 1948
Meia Pagliano & Scaramozzino, 1990
Tetramyrma Forel, 1912

Nesomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] The genus is distributed in the Neotropical, Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Most species live in arid climates, but some are known from the rainforest. They nest in soil or in trees. Little is known about their biology.[3]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Nesomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Genus: Nesomyrmex". 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. S2CID 84797311.
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