Petalomyrmex (from Greek petalos, "flattened" + myrmex, "ant") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[1] It contains the single species Petalomyrmex phylax, known only from Cameroon. The genus is closely related to Aphomomyrmex.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Genus: Petalomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. ^ Snelling, R. R. (1979). "Aphomomyrmex and a related new genus of arboreal African ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Contributions in Science (Los Angeles). 316: 1–8.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petalomyrmex
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