''Agraulomyrmex'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22 ...
s in the
subfamily
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Formicinae
The Formicinae are a subfamily within the Formicidae containing ants of moderate evolutionary development.
Formicines retain some primitive features, such as the presence of cocoons around pupae, the presence of ocelli in workers, and little ...
.
The genus is known from southern Africa.
Species
* ''
Agraulomyrmex meridionalis
''Agraulomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from southern Africa.
Species
* '' Agraulomyrmex meridionalis'' Prins, 1983 – South Africa
* '' Agraulomyrmex wilsoni'' Prins, 1983 – Zimbabwe
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Prins, 1983 –
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
* ''
Agraulomyrmex wilsoni''
Prins, 1983 –
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
References
External links
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Formicinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Africa
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