Calomyrmex
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| Calomyrmex | |
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| Calomyrmex albertisi worker from Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Calomyrmex Emery, 1895 |
| Type species | |
| Formica laevissima Smith, 1859 | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 9 species | |
Calomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[2] The genus is known from Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.[3] Calomyrmex has a mandibular gland that secretes red droplets on the sides of its head with a strong and unpleasant odor when disturbed.[4]
