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{{Short description|Genus of ants}}
{{Taxobox
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| color = pink
| name = ''Liometopum'' | image = Liometopum occidentale casent0005328 profile 1.jpg
| image_caption = '']'' worker
| regnum = ]ia
| display_parents = 2
| phylum = ]a
| classis = ]a | taxon = Liometopum
| ordo = ] | authority = ], 1861
| familia = ]
| subfamilia = ]
| genus = '''''Liometopum'''''
| genus_authority = Wheeler, 1905
| subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = | subdivision = See text
| type_species = '']''
*''L. luctuosum''
| type_species_authority = Panzer, 1798
*''L. occidentale''
| diversity_link = #Species
| diversity = 28 species
| diversity_ref = <ref name="AntCat">{{AntCat|429121|''Liometopum''|2016|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref>
| synonyms = †''Poneropsis'' <small>Heer, 1867</small>
}} }}
'''''Liometopum''''' is a ] of ]s that belongs to the ] ]. ]s of certain butterfly species have a ] relationship with ''Liometopum'' ants. They produce secretions that the ants will feed on, similar to the ] genus of ants.


'''''Liometopum''''' is a ] of ]s that belongs to the ] ],<ref name="AWLiometopum"/> found in North America, Europe and Asia.<ref name="Hoey-Chamberlain_et_al_2013"/>
] is a mexican delicacy that is made from the larvae of these ants.

]s of certain butterfly species have a ] relationship with ''Liometopum'' ants. They produce secretions that the ants will feed on, similar to the behavior of the ant genus '']''.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}


==Species== ==Species==
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*''L. luctuosum''
*'']'' <small>Mayr, 1870</small>
*''L. occidentale''
*†'']'' <small>(Nazaraw, Bagdasaraw & Uriew, 1994)</small>
*†'']'' <small>(Heer, 1867)</small>
*†'']'' <small>Heer, 1849</small>
*†'']'' <small>(Heer, 1849)</small>
*†'']'' <small>Zhang, 1989</small>
*†'']'' <small>(Heer, 1867)</small>
*†'']'' <small>(Heer, 1849)</small>
*†'']'' <small>(Heer, 1849)</small>
*†'']'' <small>Dlussky, Rasnitsyn, & Perfilieva, 2015</small><ref name="Dlussky2015">{{Cite journal|last1=Dlussky |first1=G.M. |last2= Rasnitsyn |first2=A.P. |last3=Perfilieva |first3=K.S. |year=2015 |title=The Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Bol'shaya Svetlovodnaya (Late Eocene of Sikhote-Alin, Russian Far East) |journal=Caucasian Entomological Bulletin |volume=11 |issue=1 |pages=131–152 |doi=10.23885/1814-3326-2015-11-1-131-152 |url=http://ssc-ras.ru/files/files/24_Dlussky%20Rasnitsyn%20Perfilieva.pdf |doi-access=free }}</ref>
*'']'' <small>Forel, 1902</small>
*†'']'' <small>(Heer, 1849)</small>
*†'']'' <small>Zhang, Sun & Zhang, 1994</small>
*'']'' <small>Wheeler, 1905</small>&nbsp;– the pine tree ant
*'']'' <small>(Buckley, 1866)</small>
*'']'' <small>(Panzer, 1798)</small>
*†'']'' <small>Carpenter, 1930</small>
*'']'' <small>Emery, 1895</small>&nbsp;– the velvety tree ant
*†'']'' <small>Wheeler, 1915</small>
*'']'' <small>Karavaiev, 1927</small>
*†'']'' <small>(Heer, 1867)</small>
*†'']'' <small>Zhang, 1989</small>
*†'']'' <small>(Meunier, 1917)</small>
*†'']'' <small>Carpenter, 1930</small>
*'']'' <small>Wheeler, 1921</small>
*†'']'' <small>(Heer, 1867)</small>
*†'']'' <small>(Heer, 1864)</small>
*†'']'' <small>(Heer, 1849)</small>
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==See also==
*], a Mexican dish made from ''Liometopum'' larvae and pupae


==References== ==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
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<ref name="AWLiometopum">{{cite web |url=http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Liometopum&rank=genus&project=allantwebants |title= Genus: ''Liometopum''|date= |website=antweb.org |publisher=] |accessdate=2 October 2013}}</ref>
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<ref name="Hoey-Chamberlain_et_al_2013">{{citation | last1 = Hoey-Chamberlain | first1 = R | last2 = Rust | first2 = MK |last3=Klotz| first3=JH | title = A Review of the Biology, Ecology and Behavior of Velvety Tree Ants of North America | journal = Sociobiology | volume = 60|issue=1 | pages = 1–10 | year = 2013 |doi=10.13102/sociobiology.v60i1.1-10|url=http://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/27| doi-access = free }}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*{{commonscat-inline|Liometopum|''Liometopum''}}
*{{Wikispecies-inline|Liometopum|''Liometopum''}}

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Latest revision as of 20:41, 14 October 2023

Genus of ants

Liometopum
Liometopum occidentale worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Tribe: Tapinomini
Genus: Liometopum
Mayr, 1861
Type species
Formica microcephala
Panzer, 1798
Species

See text

Diversity
28 species
Synonyms

Poneropsis Heer, 1867

Liometopum is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae, found in North America, Europe and Asia.

Caterpillars of certain butterfly species have a symbiotic relationship with Liometopum ants. They produce secretions that the ants will feed on, similar to the behavior of the ant genus Iridomyrmex.

Species

See also

  • Escamoles, a Mexican dish made from Liometopum larvae and pupae

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2016). "Liometopum". AntCat. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. "Genus: Liometopum". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  3. Hoey-Chamberlain, R; Rust, MK; Klotz, JH (2013), "A Review of the Biology, Ecology and Behavior of Velvety Tree Ants of North America", Sociobiology, 60 (1): 1–10, doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v60i1.1-10
  4. Dlussky, G.M.; Rasnitsyn, A.P.; Perfilieva, K.S. (2015). "The Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Bol'shaya Svetlovodnaya (Late Eocene of Sikhote-Alin, Russian Far East)" (PDF). Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. 11 (1): 131–152. doi:10.23885/1814-3326-2015-11-1-131-152.

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Taxon identifiers
Liometopum


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