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Sericomyrmex burchelli

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Sericomyrmex burchelli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Sericomyrmex
Species:
S. burchelli
Binomial name
Sericomyrmex burchelli
Forel, 1905

Sericomyrmex burchelli is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.[1][2][3] Insects belonging to the Sericomyrmex genus are light yellow to deep ferrugineous brown in color and covered with long, flexible hairs, making them appear silky and velvety to the naked eye. In Latin, "sericeus" means "silky".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Sericomyrmex burchelli Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. ^ "Sericomyrmex burchelli". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. ^ "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. ^ Ješovnik, Ana; Schultz, Ted R. (2017). "Revision of the fungus-farming ant genus Sericomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae)". ZooKeys (670): 1–109. Bibcode:2017ZooK..670....1J. doi:10.3897/zookeys.670.11839. PMC 5523163. PMID 28769657.

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