| Myrmentoma | |
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| Camponotus essigi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Myrmentoma Forel, 1912[1] |
| species | |
Myrmentoma, the cleft-lip carpenter ants,[2] is a subgenus of Camponotus, the carpenter ants.[1] Its Nearctic species nest in galls, branches and stems of plants, under tree bark, in wood and buildings, or soil. Colonies are generally small with a few dozen or a few hundred workers.[3]
- ^ a b Bolton, Barry. "Camponotus (Myrmentoma) Forel, 1912 valid". AntCat. antcat.org. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Shattuck, Steven O. "Myrmentoma". AntWiki. antwiki.org. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Subgenus Myrmentoma". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2024-10-06.