''Bothriomyrmex'' is a
genus
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of
ants in the
subfamily
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Dolichoderinae
Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (''Linepithema humile''), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and the cone ant. The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the world ...
.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is widely distributed in the
Old World
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and
Australia
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, where it is found nesting in a wide range of habitats (including grasslands,
savanna
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to ...
woodlands,
mallee forests and lowland
rainforest
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). They nest in soil or in rotten wood.
Species
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Bothriomyrmex anastasiae
''Bothriomyrmex anastasiae'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Dubovikov in 2002, the species is endemic to the Russian Federation
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental c ...
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Dubovikov, 2002
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Bothriomyrmex atlantis
''Bothriomyrmex atlantis'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Auguste-Henri Forel, Forel in 1894, the species can be found in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.
References
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Bothriomyrmex
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Forel, 1894
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Bothriomyrmex breviceps
''Bothriomyrmex breviceps'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Santschi in 1919, the species can be found in Tunisia and Algeria
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Santschi, 1919
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Bothriomyrmex communistus
''Bothriomyrmex communistus'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Santschi in 1919, the species is endemic to various countries of Europe and Asia, including Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Gree ...
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Santschi, 1919
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Bothriomyrmex corsicus
''Bothriomyrmex corsicus'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Santschi in 1923, the species is endemic to various European countries, including Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lie ...
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Santschi, 1923
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Bothriomyrmex costae''
Emery, 1869
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Bothriomyrmex crosi
''Bothriomyrmex crosi'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Santschi in 1919, the species is found in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia
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Santschi, 1919
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Bothriomyrmex cuculus''
Santschi, 1919
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Bothriomyrmex decapitans
''Bothriomyrmex decapitans'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Santschi in 1911, the species is endemic to Algeria and Tunisia
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Santschi, 1911
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Bothriomyrmex emarginatus
''Bothriomyrmex emarginatus'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Santschi in 1911, the species is endemic to Tunisia
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Santschi, 1919
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Bothriomyrmex jannonei''
Menozzi, 1936
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Bothriomyrmex kusnezovi
''Bothriomyrmex kusnezovi'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Emery in 1925, the species is endemic to China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked cou ...
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Emery, 1925
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Bothriomyrmex laticeps
''Bothriomyrmex laticeps'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Emery in 1925, the species is endemic to France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Eu ...
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Emery, 1925
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Bothriomyrmex meridionalis
''Bothriomyrmex meridionalis'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Roger in 1863, the species is widespread in various European countries and also in Africa, including Algeria, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Georgia, Mon ...
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(Roger, 1863)
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Bothriomyrmex modestus''
Radchenko, 1985
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Bothriomyrmex paradoxus
''Bothriomyrmex paradoxus'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Bothriomyrmex''. Described by Dubovikov and Longino in 2004, the species is endemic to Costa Rica and Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in ...
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Dubovikoff & Longino, 2004
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Bothriomyrmex pubens''
Santschi, 1919
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Bothriomyrmex regicidus''
Santschi, 1919
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Bothriomyrmex salsurae''
Donisthorpe, 1944
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Bothriomyrmex saundersi''
Santschi, 1922
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Bothriomyrmex syrius''
Forel, 1910
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Bothriomyrmex turcomenicus''
Emery, 1925
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Bothriomyrmex urartus''
Dubovikov, 2002
References
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Dolichoderinae
Ant genera
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