Teratomyrmex
Teratomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[2] The genus is known only from forested areas on the east coast of Australia.[3]
| Teratomyrmex | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Teratomyrmex greavesi worker from Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Melophorini |
| Genus: | Teratomyrmex McAreavey, 1957 |
| Type species | |
| Teratomyrmex greavesi | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 3 species | |
Species
- Teratomyrmex greavesi McAreavey, 1957
- Teratomyrmex substrictus Shattuck & O'Reilly, 2013
- Teratomyrmex tinae Shattuck & O'Reilly, 2013
References
- Bolton, B. (2014). "Teratomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- "Genus: Teratomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- Shattuck, S. O.; O'Reilly, A.J. (2013). "Revision of the Australian endemic ant genera Pseudonotoncus and Teratomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae)". Zootaxa. 3669 (3): 287–301. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3669.3.5. PMID 26312343.
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