Atopomyrmex is a small genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] The genus is known from the Afrotropics, where they nest in living wood and forage in the vegetation or on the ground.[3]
| 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
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 3 species | |
Species
edit- Atopomyrmex calpocalycola Snelling, 1992
- Atopomyrmex cryptoceroides Emery, 1892
- Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889
References
edit- ^ 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
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