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Paltothyreus

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Formicidae

Tribe
  
Phylum
  
Order
  
Hymenopterans

Class
  
Subfamily
  
Species
  
Paltothyreus tarsatus

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Genus

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Similar
  
Megaponera, Hymenopterans, Bothroponera, Euponera, Brachyponera

Hyphal bodies inside paltothyreus tarsatus infected by ophiocordyceps


Paltothyreus (also known as African stink ant) is a monotypic genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Paltothyreus tarsatus, the single described species, is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa. Workers are very large in size (17-20 mm); queens are similar to workers, but larger (23 mm) and winged.

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Kimia phrynomantis microps tipu paltothyreus tarsatus


References

Paltothyreus Wikipedia