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Ectomomyrmex

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Ectomomyrmex
Ectomomyrmex insulanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Ectomomyrmex
Mayr, 1867
Type species
Ectomomyrmex javanus[1]
Mayr, 1867
Diversity[2]
27 species

Ectomomyrmex is a ponerine genus of ants found in Asia and Australia. Little is known about their biology, but they seem to be generalist predators of arthropod prey.[2]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2015). "Ectomomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Schmidt, C. A.; Shattuck, S. O. (2014). "The Higher Classification of the Ant Subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a Review of Ponerine Ecology and Behavior". Zootaxa. 3817 (1): 1–242. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1. PMID 24943802.