Odontomachus

Odontomachus
Odontomachus monticola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Odontomachini
Genus: Odontomachus
Latreille, 1804
Type species
Formica haematoda
Diversity[1]
73 species
Synonyms

Champsomyrmex Emery, 1892
Myrtoteras Matsumura, 1912
Pedetes Bernstein, 1861

Odontomachus is a genus of ants commonly called trap-jaw ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.

  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Odontomachus". AntCat. Retrieved 20 July 2014.