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Myrmecina

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Myrmecina
Myrmecina graminicola worker from Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Myrmecina
Curtis, 1829
Type species
Myrmecina latreillii
Mayr, 1855
Diversity[1]
53 species
Synonyms

Archaeomyrmex Mann, 1921

Myrmecina is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] It contains 53 species distributed in North America, Europe, northern Africa, India, Korea, Japan and Australia.[3]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Myrmecina". AntCat. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Genus: Myrmecina". AntWeb. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
  3. ^ S. O. Shattuck (2009). "A revision the Australian species of the ant genus Myrmecina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2146: 1–21. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2146.1.1.
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