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Trichomyrmex

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Trichomyrmex
Trichomyrmex destructor worker
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Trichomyrmex

Mayr, 1865
Type species
Trichomyrmex rogeri
Diversity[1]
18 species
Synonyms
  • Equestrimessor Santschi, 1919
  • Holcomyrmex Mayr, 1879
  • Parholcomyrmex Emery, 1915

Trichomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Described by Mayr in 1865, it was raised as a genus in 2015.[2] These ants are endemic to multiple continents.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "'Trichomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Ward, Philip S.; Brady, Sean G.; Fisher, Brian L.; Schultz, Ted R. (July 2014). "The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and biogeography of a hyperdiverse ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Systematic Entomology. 40 (1): 61. doi:10.1111/syen.12090. ISSN 1365-3113.