Teratomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[2] The genus is known only from forested areas on the east coast of Australia.[3]

Teratomyrmex
Teratomyrmex greavesi worker from Australia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Melophorini
Genus: Teratomyrmex
McAreavey, 1957
Type species
Teratomyrmex greavesi
Diversity[1]
3 species

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Teratomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Genus: Teratomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. ^ Shattuck, S. O.; O'Reilly, A.J. (2013). "Revision of the Australian endemic ant genera Pseudonotoncus and Teratomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae)". Zootaxa. 3669 (3): 287–301. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3669.3.5. PMID 26312343.
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