Apomyrma
Genus of ants
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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]
| Apomyrma | |
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| Apomyrma stygia worker | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Apomyrminae Dlussky & Fedoseeva, 1988 |
| Tribe: | Apomyrmini Dlussky & Fedoseeva, 1988 |
| Genus: | Apomyrma Brown, Gotwald & Levieux 1970 |
| Species: | A. stygia |
| Binomial name | |
| Apomyrma stygia Brown, Gotwald & Levieux 1970 | |
