Opamyrma

Opamyrma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Leptanillinae
Tribe: Opamyrmini
Genus: Opamyrma
Species:
O. hungvuong
Binomial name
Opamyrma hungvuong
Yamane, Bui & Eguchi, 2008

Opamyrma hungvuong is a species of ant found in central Vietnam, first described in 2008. It is the only species in the genus Opamyrma. While originally classified in the subfamily Amblyoponinae, it is presently considered to belong to the subfamily Leptanillinae.

References

  1. ↑ Yamane, Seiki; Tuan Viet Bui & Katsuyuki Eguchi (2008-05-12). "Opamyrma hungvuong, a new genus and species of ant related to Apomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1767: 55–63. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1767.1.3.
  2. ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Opamyrma". AntCat. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ↑ AntWeb