Apomyrma Explained

Apomyrma stygia is a species of ant found in West Africa, first described in 1970.^[1] It is the only species in the genus Apomyrma, tribe Apomyrmini, and subfamily Apomyrminae.^[2] It has been suggested the ant primarily lives in tropical forests, and apparently belongs to a guild of centipede-feeding ants.^[1]

External links

• Corrie . Saux . Brian L. . Fisher . Greg S. . Spicer . Dracula ant phylogeny as inferred by nuclear 28S rDNA sequences and implications for ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae) . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . November 2004 . 33 . 2 . 457–468 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.06.017 . 15336679 .

Notes and References

1. 10.1155/1970/64703 . Brown W. L. Jr. . W. H. Gotwald . Jean Lévieux Jr. . 1970 . A new genus of ponerine ants from West Africa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with ecological notes . Psyche: A Journal of Entomology . 77 . 3 . 259–275. free .
2. Web site: Apomyrminae - AntCat.