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Rotastruma

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Rotastruma
Rotastruma recava worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Rotastruma
Bolton, 1991
Type species
Rotastruma recava
Bolton, 1991
Diversity[1]
2 species

Rotastruma is a small genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] Its two species are known from the Oriental region: the type species Rotastruma recava is known from the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore, and Rotastruma stenoceps is known from Guangdong, China.[3]

Little is known about the genus, and like most other arboreal ants, their biology remains unknown. However, they seem to have affinities with Paratopula and Romblonella.[3]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Rotastruma". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Genus: Rotastruma". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b Bolton, B. (1991). "New myrmicine genera from the Oriental Region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Syst. Entomol. 16 (1): 1–13. Bibcode:1991SysEn..16....1B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1991.tb00571.x. S2CID 85041510.
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