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Pseudomyrmex leptosus

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Species of ant

Pseudomyrmex leptosus
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Pseudomyrmex
Species: P. leptosus
Binomial name
Pseudomyrmex leptosus
Ward, 1985

Pseudomyrmex leptosus is a species of ant in the genus Pseudomyrmex. It is endemic to certain regions in the United States. The species has completely lost its worker caste.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. 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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Taxon identifiers
Pseudomyrmex leptosus


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