''Lordomyrma'' is a
genus
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of
ants 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 known principally from
Melanesia
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The region includes the four independent countries of Fiji, Va ...
and
Australia
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, with the one exception to this otherwise circumscribed distribution being the single species ''
L. azumai'' from
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. Most species are denizens of the leaf litter in wet forest habitat, but some are known to nest and forage arboreally.
Description
Members of the genus are small and inconspicuous, maintain
colonies
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of modest size and tend to be shy and retiring when disturbed.
Species
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Lordomyrma accuminata''
Stitz, 1912
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Lordomyrma azumai''
(Santschi, 1941)
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Lordomyrma bhutanensis''
(Baroni Urbani, 1977)
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Lordomyrma caledonica''
(André, 1889)
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Lordomyrma crawleyi''
Menozzi, 1923
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Lordomyrma cryptocera''
Emery, 1897
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Lordomyrma curvata''
Sarnat, 2006
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Lordomyrma desupra''
Sarnat, 2006
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Lordomyrma diwata''
Taylor, 2012
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Lordomyrma emarginata''
Taylor, 2012
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Lordomyrma epinotalis''
(Mann, 1919)
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Lordomyrma furcifera''
Emery, 1897
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Lordomyrma hmong''
Taylor, 2012
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Lordomyrma idianale''
Taylor, 2012
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Lordomyrma infundibuli''
Donisthorpe, 1940
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Lordomyrma lakshmi''
Taylor, 2012
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Lordomyrma leae''
Wheeler, 1919
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Lordomyrma levifrons''
(Mann, 1921)
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Lordomyrma limatula''
Taylor, 2012
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Lordomyrma nigra''
Donisthorpe, 1941
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Lordomyrma polita''
(Mann, 1921)
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Lordomyrma punctiventris''
Wheeler, 1919
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Lordomyrma reticulata''
Lucky & Sarnat, 2008
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Lordomyrma rouxi''
(Emery, 1914)
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Lordomyrma rugosa''
(Mann, 1921)
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Lordomyrma sarasini''
(Emery, 1914)
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Lordomyrma sinensis''
(Ma, Xu, Makio & DuBois, 2007)
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Lordomyrma stoneri''
(Mann, 1925)
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Lordomyrma striatella''
(Mann, 1921)
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Lordomyrma sukuna''
Sarnat, 2006
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Lordomyrma taylori''
Bharti & Ali, 2013
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Lordomyrma tortuosa''
(Mann, 1921)
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Lordomyrma vanua''
Lucky & Sarnat, 2008
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Lordomyrma vuda''
Sarnat, 2006
Notes
References
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External links
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Myrmicinae
Ant genera
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