| Psalidomyrmex | |
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| Psalidomyrmex procerus worker from Gabon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Psalidomyrmex André, 1890 |
| Type species | |
| Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890 | |
| Diversity | |
| 6 species | |
Psalidomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus is known from Sub-Saharan Africa, where colonies nest in rotten wood.
Species
- Psalidomyrmex feae Menozzi, 1922
- Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890
- Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901
- Psalidomyrmex reichenspergeri Santschi, 1913
- Psalidomyrmex sallyae Bolton, 1975
- Psalidomyrmex wheeleri Santschi, 1923
References
- Bolton, B. (2014). "Psalidomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- "Genus: Psalidomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- Bolton, B. (1975). "A revision of the African ponerine ant genus Psalidomyrmex André (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology. 32: 1–16.
External links
Media related to Psalidomyrmex at Wikimedia Commons
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| Psalidomyrmex | |
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