Myrmex myrmex

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Myrmex myrmex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Myrmex
Species:
M. myrmex
Binomial name
Myrmex myrmex
(Herbst, 1797)
Synonyms[1]
  • Erodiscus myrmecodes Say, 1831
  • Myrmex herbstii Sturm, 1826
  • Otiocephalus americanus Chevrolat, 1832

Myrmex myrmex is a species of antlike weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] It develops in dead and dying American sycamore wood.[4]

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