''Octostruma'' is a
genus
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of
ant
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s in the
subfamily
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Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae is a subfamily
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.
The genus is found in the
Neotropics
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In biogeog ...
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Species
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Octostruma amrishi''
(Makhan, 2007)
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Octostruma ascrobicula''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma ascrobis''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma balzani''
(Emery, 1894)
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Octostruma batesi''
(Emery, 1894)
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Octostruma betschi''
Perrault, 1988
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Octostruma convallis''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma convallisur''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma cyrtinotum''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma excertirugis''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma gymnogon''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma gymnosoma''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma iheringi''
(Emery, 1888)
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Octostruma impressa''
Palacio, 1997
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Octostruma inca''
Brown & Kempf, 1960
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Octostruma leptoceps''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma limbifrons''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma lutzi''
(Wheeler, 1913)
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Octostruma megabalzani''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma montanis''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma obtusidens''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma onorei''
(Baroni Urbani & De Andrade, 2007)
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Octostruma petiolata''
(Mayr, 1887)
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Octostruma pexidorsum''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma planities
''Octostruma'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is found in the Neotropics.
Species
*''Octostruma amrishi'' (Makhan, 2007)
*''Octostruma ascrobicula'' Longino, 2013
*''Octostruma ascrobis'' Longino, 2013
*''Octostruma b ...
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Longino, 2013
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Octostruma reducta''
(Donisthorpe, 1939)
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Octostruma rugifera''
(Mayr, 1887)
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Octostruma rugiferoides''
Brown & Kempf, 1960
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Octostruma schusteri''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma stenognatha''
Brown & Kempf, 1960
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Octostruma stenoscapa''
Palacio, 1997
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Octostruma triangulabrum''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma triquetrilabrum''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma trithrix''
Longino, 2013
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Octostruma wheeleri''
(Mann, 1922)
References
External links
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Myrmicinae
Ant genera
Taxa named by Auguste Forel
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