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Cleft-lip Carpenter ants
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Cleft-lip Carpenter ants

Myrmentoma

Myrmentoma, the cleft-lip carpenter ants, is a subgenus of Camponotus, the carpenter ants. 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.

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27 branches of this group, most-observed first

Lateralis-group Carpenter Ants

complexCamponotus lateralis

Nearctic Carpenter Ant

speciesCamponotus nearcticus

Bearded Carpenter ant

speciesCamponotus subbarbatus

Camponotus fallax

speciesCamponotus fallax

Deceptive Carpenter Ant

speciesCamponotus decipiens

Snelling's Carpenter Ant

speciesCamponotus snellingi

Four-spotted Carpenter Ant

speciesCamponotus quadrinotatus

Bicolored Arboreal Carpenter Ant

speciesCamponotus discolor

Kiesenwetteri-group Carpenter Ants

complexCamponotus kiesenwetteri

Hyatt's Carpenter Ant

speciesCamponotus hyatti

Camponotus nipponensis

speciesCamponotus nipponensis

Essig's Carpenter Ant

speciesCamponotus essigi

Say's Carpenter Ant

speciesCamponotus sayi

Gestro's Carpenter Ant

speciesCamponotus gestroi

Camponotus tergestinus

speciesCamponotus tergestinus

Walnut Carpenter Ant

speciesCamponotus caryae

Baker's Carpenter Ant

speciesCamponotus bakeri

Camponotus confucii

speciesCamponotus confucii

Camponotus anthrax

speciesCamponotus anthrax

Camponotus lameerei

speciesCamponotus lameerei

Camponotus cuauhtemoc

speciesCamponotus cuauhtemoc

Camponotus varius

speciesCamponotus varius

Camponotus kolthoffi

speciesCamponotus kolthoffi

Camponotus jejuensis

speciesCamponotus jejuensis

Camponotus truebi

speciesCamponotus truebi

Camponotus cornis

speciesCamponotus cornis

Camponotus limbouros

speciesCamponotus limbouros

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