Allomerus
| Allomerus | |
|---|---|
| |
| A. decemarticulatus worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Allomerus Mayr, 1878 |
| Type species | |
| Allomerus decemarticulatus Mayr, 1878
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 8 species | |
Allomerus is a Neotropical genus of small ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] Its eight species are known from the forests of South America, where they live in plant cavities and structures.[3]
Species[]
- Fernández, 2007
- Allomerus decemarticulatus Mayr, 1878
- Fernández, 2007
- Fernández, 2007
- Mayr, 1878
- Mayr, 1878
- Fernández, 2007
- Kempf, 1975
Associated plants[]
Table of known ant–host relations:[3]
| Ant | Plant |
|---|---|
| A. brevipilosus | |
| A. decemarticulatus | Duroia sp. (probably), Gleasonia nauensis, Hirtella sp., Hirtella physophora, Tococa sp. (probably) |
| A. dentatus | |
| A. maietae | |
| A. octoarticulatus | , Tococa sp. |
| A. septemarticulatus | |
| A. vogeli | |
| A. undecemarticulatus |
References[]
- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Allomerus". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Allomerus". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ a b Fernández, F. (2007). "The myrmicine ant genus Allomerus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Caldasia. 29 (1): 159–175.
External links[]
Media related to Allomerus at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Myrmicinae
- Ant genera
- Hymenoptera of South America
- Myrmicinae stubs