Hylomyrma balzani

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Hylomyrma balzani
Hylomyrma balzani worker specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Hylomyrma
Species:
H. balzani
Binomial name
Hylomyrma balzani
(Emery, 1894)

Hylomyrma balzani is an ant of the genus Hylomyrma native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.[1] It was described by Emery in 1894, where the first specimen of a worker was described.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kempf, W. W. 1960f. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 3: 417-466 (page 434, Combination in Hylomyrma, and senior synonym of speciosa)
  2. ^ Emery, C. 1894d. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. VI-XVI. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 26: 137-241 (page 165, worker described)

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