| Atopomyrmex | |
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| Atopomyrmex mocquerysi worker from the Central African Republic | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Atopomyrmex André, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889 | |
| Diversity | |
| 3 species | |
Atopomyrmex is a small genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is known from the Afrotropics, where they nest in living wood and forage in the vegetation or on the ground.
Species
- Atopomyrmex calpocalycola Snelling, 1992
- Atopomyrmex cryptoceroides Emery, 1892
- Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889
References
- Bolton, B. (2015). "Atopomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- "Genus: Atopomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. (2013). "The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography". Journal of East African Natural History. 101 (2): 127. doi:10.2982/028.101.0201. S2CID 84797311.
External links
Media related to Atopomyrmex at Wikimedia Commons
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