Hylomyrma balzani is an ant of the genus Hylomyrma native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.[1] It was described by Emery in 1894, where the first specimen of a worker was described.[2]
| Hylomyrma balzani | |
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| Hylomyrma balzani worker specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Hylomyrma |
| Species: | H. balzani
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| Binomial name | |
| Hylomyrma balzani (Emery, 1894)
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References
edit- ^ Kempf, W. W. 1960f. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 3: 417-466 (page 434, Combination in Hylomyrma, and senior synonym of speciosa)
- ^ Emery, C. 1894d. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. VI-XVI. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 26: 137-241 (page 165, worker described)
External links
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