''Liometopum'' is a
genus of
ants that belongs to 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 ...
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 ...
,
found in North America, Europe and Asia.
Caterpillar
Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).
As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder Sym ...
s of certain butterfly species have a
symbiotic
Symbiosis (from Greek , , "living together", from , , "together", and , bíōsis, "living") is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms, be it mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasit ...
relationship with ''Liometopum'' ants. They produce secretions that the ants will feed on, similar to the behavior of the ant genus ''
Iridomyrmex''.
Species
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Liometopum apiculatum
''Liometopum apiculatum'' is a species of ant in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. ''Liometopum apiculatum'' ants are found in arid and semi-arid regions of southwestern United States and Mexico to Quintana Roo.
Taxonomy
''Liometopum apiculatum'' ...
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Mayr, 1870
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Liometopum bogdassarovi''
(Nazaraw, Bagdasaraw & Uriew, 1994)
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Liometopum brunascens
''Liometopum brunascens'' is an extinct species of Miocene ant in the genus ''Liometopum''. Described by Heer in 1867, the fossils were found and described from Croatia
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(Heer, 1867)
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Liometopum crassinervis
''Liometopum crassinervis'' is an extinct species of Miocene ants in the genus ''Liometopum''. Described by Heer in 1849, fossils of the species were found in Switzerland
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Heer, 1849
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Liometopum croaticum''
(Heer, 1849)
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Liometopum eremicum
''Liometopum eremicum'' is an extinct species of Miocene ant in the genus ''Liometopum''. Described by Zhang in 1989, the fossils were found in China.Zhang, J. 1989. Fossil insects from Shanwang, Shandong, China. Jinan, China: Shandong Scienc ...
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Zhang, 1989
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Liometopum escheri''
(Heer, 1867)
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Liometopum globosum
''Liometopum globosum'' is an extinct species of Miocene ant in the genus ''Liometopum''. Described by Heer in 1849, the fossils were found in Switzerland
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(Heer, 1849)
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Liometopum imhoffii
''Liometopum imhoffii'' is an extinct species of ants in the dolichoderine genus ''Liometopum''. The species was described from a number of Early Miocene fossils found in what is now Croatia.
History and classification
The original group of ...
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(Heer, 1849)
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Liometopum incognitum''
Dlussky, Rasnitsyn, & Perfilieva, 2015
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Liometopum lindgreeni''
Forel, 1902
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Liometopum longaevum''
(Heer, 1849)
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Liometopum lubricum
''Liometopum lubricum'' is an extinct species of Miocene ant in the genus ''Liometopum''. Described by Zhang, Sun and Zhang 1994, the fossils were found in China.Zhang, J., Sun, B. ; Zhang, X. 1994. Miocene insects and spiders from Shanwang, ...
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Zhang, Sun & Zhang, 1994
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Liometopum luctuosum
''Liometopum luctuosum'' is a species of ant in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. ''Liometopum luctuosum'' is often mistaken for carpenter ants (''Camponotus'' spp.) by homeowners and pest management professionals. This mistaken identity is due to ...
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Wheeler, 1905 – the pine tree ant
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Liometopum masonium
''Liometopum apiculatum'' is a species of ant in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. ''Liometopum apiculatum'' ants are found in arid and semi-arid regions of southwestern United States and Mexico to Quintana Roo.
Taxonomy
''Liometopum apiculatum'' ...
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(Buckley, 1866)
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Liometopum microcephalum''
(Panzer, 1798)
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Liometopum miocenicum''
Carpenter, 1930
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Liometopum occidentale
''Liometopum occidentale'', also called the velvety tree ant, is a species of ant in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. ''Liometopum occidentale'' is often mistaken for carpenter ants (''Camponotus'' spp.) by homeowners and pest management professiona ...
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Emery, 1895 – the velvety tree ant
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Liometopum oligocenicum''
Wheeler, 1915
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Liometopum orientale
''Liometopum orientale'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Liometopum
''Liometopum'' is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae, found in North America, Europe and Asia.
Caterpillars of certain butterfly species have a ...
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Karavaiev, 1927
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Liometopum pallidum''
(Heer, 1867)
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Liometopum potamophilum
''Liometopum potamophilum'' is an extinct species of Miocene ant in the genus ''Liometopum''. Described by Zhang in 1989, the fossils were found in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia ...
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Zhang, 1989
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Liometopum rhenana
''Liometopum rhenana'' is an extinct species of Oligocene ant in the genus ''Liometopum''. Described by Meunier in 1917, the fossils were found in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Centr ...
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(Meunier, 1917)
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Liometopum scudderi
''Liometopum scudderi'' is an extinct species of ant in the genus ''Liometopum''. Described by Carpenter in 1930, the fossils of this species are only exclusive to the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonl ...
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Carpenter, 1930
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Liometopum sinense
''Liometopum sinense'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Liometopum''. Described by William Morton Wheeler in 1921, the species is endemic to China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It ...
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Wheeler, 1921
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Liometopum stygium''
(Heer, 1867)
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Liometopum venerarium
''Liometopum venerarium'' is an extinct species of Miocene ants in the genus ''Liometopum''. Described by Heer in 1864, fossils of the species were found in Switzerland.
References
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(Heer, 1864)
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Liometopum ventrosum''
(Heer, 1849)
See also
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Escamoles
Escamoles (; nah, azcamolli, from ''azcatl'' 'ant' and ''molli'' 'puree'), known colloquially as ''Mexican caviar'' or ''insect caviar'', are the edible larvae and pupae of ants of the species '' Liometopum apiculatum'' and '' L. occidentale var ...
, a Mexican dish made from ''Liometopum'' larvae and pupae
References
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Dolichoderinae
Ant genera
Taxa named by Gustav Mayr
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