''Mesostruma'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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 ...
s in the
subfamily Myrmicinae.
It is restricted to Australia.
Species
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Mesostruma bella''
Shattuck, 2000
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Mesostruma browni''
Taylor, 1962
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Mesostruma eccentrica''
Taylor, 1973
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Mesostruma exolympica''
Taylor, 1973
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Mesostruma inornata''
Shattuck, 2000
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Mesostruma laevigata''
Brown, 1952
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Mesostruma loweryi''
Taylor, 1973
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Mesostruma spinosa''
Shattuck, 2007
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Mesostruma turneri''
(Forel, 1895)
References
External links
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Myrmicinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Australia
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