Opamyrma hungvuong is a species of ant found in central Vietnam, first described in 2008.[1] It is the only species in the genus Opamyrma.[2] While originally classified in the subfamily Amblyoponinae, it is presently considered to belong to the subfamily Leptanillinae.[3]
Opamyrma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Leptanillinae |
Tribe: | Opamyrmini |
Genus: | Opamyrma |
Species: | O. hungvuong
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Binomial name | |
Opamyrma hungvuong Yamane, Bui & Eguchi, 2008
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References
edit- ^ Yamane, Seiki; Tuan Viet Bui & Katsuyuki Eguchi (2008-05-12). "Opamyrma hungvuong, a new genus and species of ant related to Apomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1767: 55–63. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1767.1.3.
- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Opamyrma". AntCat. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ AntWeb
External links
edit- Media related to Opamyrma hungvuong at Wikimedia Commons
- Review of Opamyrma: Opamyrma