| Myrmentoma | |
|---|---|
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| Camponotus essigi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Myrmentoma Forel, 1912 |
| Species | |
Myrmentoma, the cleft-lip carpenter ants, is a subgenus of Camponotus, the carpenter ants. Its Nearctic species nest in galls, branches and stems of plants, under tree bark, in wood and buildings, or soil. Colonies are generally small with a few dozen or a few hundred workers.