''Allomerus'' is a
Neotropical
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Definition
In biogeogra ...
genus
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of small
ant
Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...
s in the
subfamily
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Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae is a subfamily
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.
Its eight species are known from the forests of
South America
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, where they live in plant cavities and structures.
Species
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Allomerus brevipilosus''
Fernández, 2007
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Allomerus decemarticulatus''
Mayr, 1878
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Allomerus dentatus''
Fernández, 2007
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Allomerus maietae''
Fernández, 2007
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Allomerus octoarticulatus''
Mayr, 1878
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Allomerus septemarticulatus''
Mayr, 1878
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Allomerus undecemarticulatus''
Fernández, 2007
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Allomerus vogeli''
Kempf, 1975
Associated plants
Table of known ant–
host relations:
References
External links
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Myrmicinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of South America
Taxa named by Gustav Mayr
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