Melophorus | |
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Melophorus anderseni worker | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Melophorini |
Genus: |
Melophorus Lubbock, 1883 |
Type species | |
Melophorus bagoti Lubbock, 1883
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Diversity [1] | |
23 species | |
Synonyms | |
Erimelophorus
Wheeler, 1935 |
Melophorus (meaning "honey carrier") [2] is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. [3] The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas. [4]
Melophorus | |
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Melophorus anderseni worker | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Melophorini |
Genus: |
Melophorus Lubbock, 1883 |
Type species | |
Melophorus bagoti Lubbock, 1883
| |
Diversity [1] | |
23 species | |
Synonyms | |
Erimelophorus
Wheeler, 1935 |
Melophorus (meaning "honey carrier") [2] is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. [3] The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas. [4]