Ectomomyrmex
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| Ectomomyrmex | |
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| Ectomomyrmex insulanus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1867 |
| Type species | |
| Ectomomyrmex javanus[1] Mayr, 1867 | |
| Diversity[2] | |
| 27 species | |
Ectomomyrmex is a ponerine genus of ants found in Asia and Australia. Little is known about their biology, but they seem to be generalist predators of arthropod prey.[2]
