Calomyrmex | |
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Calomyrmex albertisi worker from Australia | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Camponotini |
Genus: |
Calomyrmex Emery, 1895 |
Type species | |
Formica laevissima
Smith, 1859
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Diversity [1] | |
9 species |
Calomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. [2] The genus is known from Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. [3] Calomyrmex has a mandibular gland that secrets red droplets on the sides of its head that have a strong and unpleasant odor when disturbed. [4]
Calomyrmex | |
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Calomyrmex albertisi worker from Australia | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Camponotini |
Genus: |
Calomyrmex Emery, 1895 |
Type species | |
Formica laevissima
Smith, 1859
| |
Diversity [1] | |
9 species |
Calomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. [2] The genus is known from Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. [3] Calomyrmex has a mandibular gland that secrets red droplets on the sides of its head that have a strong and unpleasant odor when disturbed. [4]