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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Formicinae » Myrmelachistini » Rover ants (Brachymyrmex) » Brachymyrmex obscurior

Species Brachymyrmex obscurior

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Unknown ant - Brachymyrmex obscurior - female Unknown ant - Brachymyrmex obscurior - female Unknown ant - Brachymyrmex obscurior - female Brachymyrmex obscurior - female Ant - Brachymyrmex obscurior Brachymyrmex? - Brachymyrmex obscurior Brachymyrmex? - Brachymyrmex obscurior Brachymyrmex? - Brachymyrmex obscurior
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)
Family Formicidae (Ants)
Subfamily Formicinae
Tribe Myrmelachistini
Genus Brachymyrmex (Rover ants)
Species obscurior (Brachymyrmex obscurior)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel 1893
Identification
Very similar to B. patagonicus. The eyes are smaller.
Range
US records mostly FL peninsula, also s. TX - Map (1)[Cite:163848,18]
Remarks
Introduced, originally from Central and South America.
Print References
O’Keefe, S.T., J.L. Cook, T. Dudek, D.F. Wunneburger, M.D. Guzman, R.N. Coulson, and S.B. Vinson. 2000. The distribution of ants in Texas. Southwestern Entomologist, Supplemental Issue No. 22. 92 pp. [Cite:163848,18]
Internet References
Antes from the Southeastern United States
Antweb
Works Cited
1.Ward P.S. (2002-) AntWeb
Contributed by James C. Trager on 14 July, 2010 - 1:23pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn
Last updated 25 February, 2019 - 4:32pm

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