Genus Gesomyrmex (Formicinae)
- Gesomyrmex
Mayr, G. 1886c: 50
. Type species: Gesomyrmex hoernesi Mayr, by monotypy.
- Dimorphomyrmex
André, 1892c: 49. Type species: Dimorphomyrmex janeti André, by monotypy. The type species, Dimorphomyrmex janeti André, is a junior synonym of Gesomyrmex chaperi André. Synonymy:
Wheeler, W.M. 1929a: 1.
- Gaesomyrmex
Dalla Torre, 1893: 175. Unjustified emendation of Gesomyrmex Mayr, 1868. Synonymy:
Forel, 1893b: 167;
Emery, 1925d: 47
.
- OVERVIEW.
The five species in this arboreal genus are found in the Indomalayan region (Brown, 2000, in Agosti, Majer, et.al. Ants: standard methods for measuring and monitoring biodiversity: 53).
- ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS. Oriental, Indo-Australian.
- TRIBE. Gesomyrmecini.
Genus Gesomyrmex
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