''Myrmoxenus'' is a
genus of
ants in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and ...
.
The genus was synonymized under ''
Temnothorax'' by Ward ''et al.'' (2015),
but the change was not accepted by Heinze ''et al.'' (2015) due to insufficient available data.
Species
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Myrmoxenus adlerzi''
(Douwes, Jessen & Buschinger, 1988)
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Myrmoxenus africana''
(Bernard, 1948)
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Myrmoxenus algeriana''
(Cagniant, 1968)
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Myrmoxenus bernardi''
(Espadaler, 1982)
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Myrmoxenus birgitae''
(Schulz, 1994)
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Myrmoxenus corsica''
(Emery, 1895)
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Myrmoxenus gordiagini
''Myrmoxenus gordiagini'' is a species of slave-making ant in the genus ''Myrmoxenus
''Myrmoxenus'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is c ...
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Ruzsky, 1902
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Myrmoxenus kraussei''
(Emery, 1915)
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Myrmoxenus ravouxi''
(André, 1896) Ravoux's slavemaker ant
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Myrmoxenus stumperi''
(Kutter, 1950)
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Myrmoxenus tamarae''
(Arnol'di, 1968)
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Myrmoxenus zaleskyi''
(Sadil, 1953)
References
External links
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Myrmicinae
Ant genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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