Veromessor

Veromessor
V. pergandei worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Stenammini
Genus: Veromessor
Forel, 1917
Type species
Aphaenogaster andrei
Mayr, 1886
Diversity[1]
9 species

Veromessor is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[1] The genus was previously classified as a synonym of Messor, but was revived as a genus by Ward et al. (2015).[2]

Species

References

  1. 1 2 Bolton, B. (2015). "Veromessor". AntCat. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. Ward, Philip S.; Brady, Sean G.; Fisher, Brian L.; Schultz, Ted R. (2015). "The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and biogeography of a hyperdiverse ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Systematic Entomology. 40 (1): 61–81. doi:10.1111/syen.12090. ISSN 1365-3113.


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