Opamyrma

Opamyrma hungvuong is a species of ant found in central Vietnam, first described in 2008.[1] It is the only species in the genus Opamyrma.[2] While originally classified in the subfamily Amblyoponinae, it is presently considered to belong to the subfamily Leptanillinae.[3]

Opamyrma hungvuong
Opamyrma hungvuong worker, holotype specimen
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Opamyrma

Yamane, Bui & Eguchi, 2008
Species:
O. hungvuong
Binomial name
Opamyrma hungvuong
Yamane, Bui & Eguchi, 2008

References

  1. Yamane, Seiki; Tuan Viet Bui & Katsuyuki Eguchi (2008-05-12). "Opamyrma hungvuong, a new genus and species of ant related to Apomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1767: 55–63. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1767.1.3.
  2. Bolton, B. (2014). "Opamyrma". AntCat. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. AntWeb


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