Harpagoxenus is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] Found in the Palaearctic and Nearctic ecozones of the world, Harpagoxenus was first established as Tomognathus by Mayr (1861) to house the species Myrmica sublaevis (now Harpagoxenus sublaevis). However, the name had already been used (homonym) for a genus of fish, and was replaced with its current name by Forel (1893).[3]

Harpagoxenus
Harpagoxenus canadensis worker
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Harpagoxenus
Forel, 1893
Type species
Myrmica sublaevis
Nylander, 1849
Diversity[1]
3 species
Synonyms

Tomognathus Mayr, 1861

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2015). "Harpagoxenus". AntCat. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Genus: Harpagoxenus". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. ^ Xu, Z.-H. (2014). "A newly recorded genus and species, Harpagoxenus sublaevis, from China with a key to the known species of Harpagoxenus of the world (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Sociobiology. 59: 19–25. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v59i1.664.
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