Myrmentoma
Subgenus of insects
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Myrmentoma, the cleft-lip carpenter ants,[2] is a subgenus of Camponotus, the carpenter ants.[1] Its Nearctic species nest in galls, branches and stems of plants, under tree bark, in wood and buildings, or soil. Colonies are generally small with a few dozen or a few hundred workers.[3]
| Myrmentoma | |
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| Camponotus essigi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Myrmentoma Forel, 1912[1] |
| Species | |
Species
As of 2025, Myrmentoma contains over 54 recognized species.[4]
- Camponotus abrahami
- Camponotus aegaeus
- Camponotus aktaci
- Camponotus anatolicus
- Camponotus anthrax
- Camponotus atricolor
- Camponotus bakeri
- Camponotus boghossiani
- Camponotus candiotes
- Camponotus caryae
- Camponotus confucii
- Camponotus cornis
- Camponotus cuauhtemoc
- Camponotus dalmaticus
- Camponotus decipiens
- Camponotus discolor
- Camponotus essigi
- Camponotus fallax
- Camponotus gestroi
- Camponotus heidrunvogtae
- Camponotus himalayanus
- Camponotus honaziensis
- Camponotus hyatti
- Camponotus interjectus
- Camponotus jejuensis
- Camponotus kiesenwetteri
- Camponotus kolthoffi
- Camponotus kopetdaghensis
- Camponotus kurdistanicus
- Camponotus lameerei
- Camponotus lateralis
- Camponotus libanicus
- Camponotus minus
- Camponotus montivagus
- Camponotus nearcticus
- Camponotus nipponensis
- Camponotus nitidescens
- Camponotus piceus
- Camponotus quadrinotatus
- Camponotus rebeccae
- Camponotus rectithorax
- Camponotus sayi
- Camponotus schulzi
- Camponotus semirufus
- Camponotus sicheli
- Camponotus snellingi
- Camponotus spissinodis
- Camponotus staryi
- Camponotus subbarbatus
- Camponotus tergestinus
- Camponotus truebi
- Camponotus varius
- Camponotus vogti
- Camponotus wroughtonii