Aphomomyrmex

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia:Formicidae
Subfamilia: Formicinae
Tribus: Plagiolepidini
Genus: Aphomomyrmex
Species: A. afer

[Source: Catalogue of Life: 2013 Annual Checklist]

Check (1): A. faurei
Name

Aphomomyrmex Emery, 1899: 493

Type species: Aphomomyrmex afer Emery, 1899

References

Snelling, R.R. 1979: Aphomomyrmex and a related new genus of arboreal African ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Contributions in science, (316) Full article (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.

Aphomomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[1] It contains the single species Aphomomyrmex afer, known from Africa (Cameroon and South Africa). The genus is closely related to Petalomyrmex.[2]
References

"Genus: Aphomomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
Snelling, R. R. (1979). "Aphomomyrmex and a related new genus of arboreal African ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Contributions in Science (Los Angeles). 316: 1–8.