Allomerus

Allomerus
A. decemarticulatus worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Allomerus
Mayr, 1878
Type species
Allomerus decemarticulatus
Mayr, 1878
Diversity[1]
8 species

Allomerus is a Neotropical genus of small ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] Its eight species are known from the forests of South America, where they live in plant cavities and structures.[3]

  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Allomerus". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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