''Colobostruma'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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 ...
s in the
subfamily Myrmicinae.
All except one species are restricted to Australia. The only non-Australian species, ''C. foliacea'', is found in
New Guinea
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and the
Solomon Islands
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.
Species
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Colobostruma alinodis''
(Forel, 1913)
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Colobostruma australis''
Brown, 1959
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Colobostruma biconcava''
Shattuck, 2000
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Colobostruma biconvexa''
Shattuck, 2000
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Colobostruma bicorna
''Colobostruma'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. All except one species are restricted to Australia. The only non-Australian species, ''C. foliacea'', is found in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Species
*'' Colobostruma al ...
''
Shattuck, 2000
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Colobostruma cerornata
''Colobostruma'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. All except one species are restricted to Australia. The only non-Australian species, ''C. foliacea'', is found in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a ...
''
Brown, 1959
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Colobostruma elliotti''
(Clark, 1928)
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Colobostruma foliacea''
(Emery, 1897)
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Colobostruma froggatti''
(Forel, 1913)
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Colobostruma lacuna''
Shattuck, 2000
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Colobostruma leae''
(Wheeler, 1927)
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Colobostruma mellea
''Colobostruma'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. All except one species are restricted to Australia. The only non-Australian species, ''C. foliacea'', is found in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Species
*'' Colobostruma al ...
''
Shattuck, 2000
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Colobostruma nancyae
''Colobostruma'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. All except one species are restricted to Australia. The only non-Australian species, ''C. foliacea'', is found in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Species
*'' Colobostruma al ...
''
Brown, 1965
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Colobostruma papulata
''Colobostruma'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. All except one species are restricted to Australia. The only non-Australian species, ''C. foliacea'', is found in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Species
*'' Colobostruma al ...
''
Brown, 1965
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Colobostruma sisypha
''Colobostruma'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. All except one species are restricted to Australia. The only non-Australian species, ''C. foliacea'', is found in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Species
*'' Colobostruma al ...
''
Shattuck, 2000
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Colobostruma unicorna
''Colobostruma'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. All except one species are restricted to Australia. The only non-Australian species, ''C. foliacea'', is found in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Species
*'' Colobostruma al ...
''
Shattuck, 2000
References
External links
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Myrmicinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Australia
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