''Pristomyrmex'' is a
genus
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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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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 ...
.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the
Old World
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tropics
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
and a single extinct species, ''
Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described from Scandinavian amber.
Its center of diversity is the
Oriental
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region, though species are also known from the Australian
rainforest
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s, Africa,
Mauritius
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and
Réunion
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. Most of the species inhabit the rainforest, forage as predators or scavengers, and tend to nest in soil, leaf litter or rotten wood.
Species
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Pristomyrmex acerosus''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex africanus
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, '' Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described fr ...
''
Karavaiev, 1931
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Pristomyrmex bicolor
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, '' Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described fr ...
''
Emery, 1900
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Pristomyrmex bispinosus
''Pristomyrmex bispinosus'' is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It was described by Donisthorpe
Donisthorpe is a village in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, historically an exclave of Derbysh ...
''
(Donisthorpe, 1949)
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Pristomyrmex boltoni''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex brevispinosus
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, ''Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described from S ...
''
Emery, 1887
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Pristomyrmex browni''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex cebuensis
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, '' Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described fr ...
''
Zettel, 2007
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Pristomyrmex coggii
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, '' Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described from ...
''
Emery, 1897
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Pristomyrmex collinus
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, '' Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described fr ...
''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex costatus
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, '' Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described fr ...
''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex cribrarius
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, '' Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described fr ...
''
Arnold, 1926
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Pristomyrmex curvulus
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, '' Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described fr ...
''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex distinguendus
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, '' Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described fr ...
''
Zettel, 2006
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Pristomyrmex divisus
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, '' Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described fr ...
''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex eduardi
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, '' Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described fr ...
''
Forel, 1914
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Pristomyrmex erythropygus
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, '' Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described fr ...
''
Taylor, 1968
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Pristomyrmex flatus
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, '' Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described from ...
''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex fossulatus''
(Forel, 1910)
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Pristomyrmex foveolatus''
Taylor, 1965
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Pristomyrmex fuscipennis
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, ''Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described from S ...
''
(Smith, 1861)
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Pristomyrmex hamatus''
Xu & Zhang, 2002
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Pristomyrmex hirsutus''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex inermis''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex largus''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex levigatus''
Emery, 1897
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Pristomyrmex longispinus''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex longus''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex lucidus''
Emery, 1897
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Pristomyrmex mandibularis''
Mann, 1921
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Pristomyrmex minusculus''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex modestus''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex nitidissimus''
Donisthorpe, 1949
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Pristomyrmex obesus''
Mann, 1919
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Pristomyrmex occultus''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex orbiceps''
(Santschi, 1914)
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Pristomyrmex picteti''
Emery, 1893
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Pristomyrmex pollux''
Donisthorpe, 1944
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Pristomyrmex profundus''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex pulcher''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex punctatus''
(Smith, 1860)
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Pristomyrmex quadridens''
Emery, 1897
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Pristomyrmex quadridentatus''
(André, 1905)
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Pristomyrmex quindentatus''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni''
Dlussky & Radchenko, 2011
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Pristomyrmex reticulatus''
Donisthorpe, 1949
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Pristomyrmex rigidus''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex rugosus''
Zettel, 2006
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Pristomyrmex schoedli''
Zettel, 2006
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Pristomyrmex simplex''
Wang, 2003
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Pristomyrmex sulcatus''
Emery, 1895
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Pristomyrmex thoracicus''
Taylor, 1965
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Pristomyrmex trachylissus''
(Smith, 1858)
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Pristomyrmex trispinosus''
(Donisthorpe, 1946)
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Pristomyrmex trogor
''Pristomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is composed of 59 extant species restricted to the Old World tropics and a single extinct species, ''Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni'', described from S ...
''
Bolton, 1981
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Pristomyrmex tsujii''
Sarnat & Economo, 2013
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Pristomyrmex umbripennis''
(Smith, 1863)
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Pristomyrmex wheeleri''
Taylor, 1965
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Pristomyrmex wilsoni''
Taylor, 1968
References
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External links
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Myrmicinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Asia
Hymenoptera of Africa
Hymenoptera of Australia
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