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Trap-jaw Ants (Odontomachus)
Genus
Odontomachus
- Trap-jaw Ants
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
Ponerinae
Tribe
Ponerini
Genus
Odontomachus
(Trap-jaw Ants)
Explanation of Names
Odontomachus
Latreille, 1804
Identification
noted for their unusual mandibles, which are held open at 180ยบ and snap shut on a hair trigger
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1
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Range
tropics and subtropics worldwide
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1
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Internet References
Online Key
, Mississippi State University (most likely requires specimen and a scope)
Works Cited
1.
Wild A. (-2014) Myrmecos
Contributed by
Jeff Hollenbeck
on 26 April, 2006 - 12:18pm
Additional contributions by
Hannah Nendick-Mason
,
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
,
JBrown
Last updated 23 July, 2019 - 8:52am