''Adetomyrma caputleae'' is a species of ant belonging to the genus ''

Adetomyrma ''Adetomyrma'' is a genus of ants endemic to Madagascar. Workers of this genus are blind. The type species '' Adetomyrma venatrix'' was described in 1994, with the genus being an atypical member of its tribe, the Amblyoponini. This tribe includ ...

''. They are endemic to

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

, where they are widespread. The species was recently described by Yoshimurea & Fisher in 2012. Ants of this species are blind.

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Amblyoponinae Blind animals Insects described in 2012 Hymenoptera of Africa Endemic fauna of Madagascar {{ant-stub