Genus Aphomomyrmex (Formicinae)
- Aphomomyrmex
Emery, 1899d: 493. Type species: Aphomomyrmex afer Emery, by subsequent designation of Wheeler, 1911g: 159.
- Aphomyrmex
Ashmead, 1905b: 11. Incorrect subsequent spelling of Aphomomyrmex Emery, 1899.
- OVERVIEW.
This is a monotypic genus of arboreal ants. They nest in plant cavities and are found in the tropical regions of Africa.They are rarely collected (Agosti, 1991: 293).
- ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS. Afrotopical.
- TRIBE. Plagiolepidini.
- TAXONOMY.
Snelling, 1979b: 1–8.—Bolton, 2003: 276.
Genus Aphomomyrmex
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