Octostruma
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| Octostruma | |
|---|---|
| O. balzani worker from Venezuela | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Octostruma Forel, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Rhopalothrix simoni Emery, 1890 | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 34 species | |
Octostruma is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] The genus is found in the Neotropics.[3]