Pseudomyrmex leptosus
| Pseudomyrmex leptosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Pseudomyrmex |
| Species: | P. leptosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomyrmex leptosus Ward, 1985
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Pseudomyrmex leptosus is a species of ant in the genus Pseudomyrmex. It is endemic to certain regions in the United States.[1] The species has completely lost its worker caste.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Pseudomyrmex leptosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T18548A8419797. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T18548A8419797.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Sumner, S.; Nash, D. R.; Boomsma, J. J. (22 June 2003). "The adaptive significance of inquiline parasite workers". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences. 270 (1521): 1315–1322. doi:10.1098/rspb.2003.2362. PMC 1691370.
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