Allomerus
{{short description|Genus of ants}}
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{{Automatic Taxobox
|name = Allomerus
|image = Allomerus decemarticulatus casent0178477 profile 1.jpg
|image_caption = A. decemarticulatus worker
|taxon = Allomerus
|authority = Mayr, 1878
|type_species = Allomerus decemarticulatus
|type_species_authority = Mayr, 1878
|diversity_link = #Species
|diversity = 8 species
|diversity_ref = {{AntCat|429689|Allomerus|2014|accessdate=5 July 2014}}
}}
Allomerus is a Neotropical genus of small ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its eight species are known from the forests of South America, where they live in plant cavities and structures.
Species
- Allomerus brevipilosus Fernández, 2007
- Allomerus decemarticulatus Mayr, 1878
- Allomerus dentatus Fernández, 2007
- Allomerus maietae Fernández, 2007
- Allomerus octoarticulatus Mayr, 1878
- Allomerus septemarticulatus Mayr, 1878
- Allomerus undecemarticulatus Fernández, 2007
- Allomerus vogeli Kempf, 1975
Associated plants
Table of known ant–host relations:
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!Ant !! Plant | |
| A. brevipilosus | Gleasonia nauensis |
| A. decemarticulatus | Duroia sp. (probably), Gleasonia nauensis, Hirtella sp., Hirtella physophora, Tococa sp. (probably) |
| A. dentatus | Tococa hirta |
| A. maietae | Maieta neblinensis |
| A. octoarticulatus | Remijia physophora, Tococa sp. |
| A. septemarticulatus | Duroia saccifera |
| A. vogeli | Myrmidone macrosperma |
| A. undecemarticulatus | Tococa pachystachya |
References
External links
- {{commonscat-inline|Allomerus|Allomerus}}
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Category:Hymenoptera of South America
Category:Taxa named by Gustav Mayr
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