''Kartidris'' is an
Indomalayan genus
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of terrestrial
ants in the
subfamily
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Myrmicinae
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.
Its six species are known from mountainous areas in
China
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,
Thailand
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and
India
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.
Species
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Kartidris ashima''
Xu & Zheng, 1995
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Kartidris fujianensis''
Wang, 1993
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Kartidris galos''
Bolton, 1991
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Kartidris matertera''
Bolton, 1991
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Kartidris nyos''
Bolton, 1991
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Kartidris sparsipila''
Xu, 1999
References
External links
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Myrmicinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Asia
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