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Megalomyrmex
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Megalomyrmex

Megalomyrmex is a genus of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is known only from the Neotropics, where some of the species are specialized parasites or predators of Attini.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Megalomyrmex leoninus

complexMegalomyrmex leoninus

Megalomyrmex silvestrii

complexMegalomyrmex silvestrii

Megalomyrmex modestus

complexMegalomyrmex modestus

Megalomyrmex pusillus

complexMegalomyrmex pusillus

Megalomyrmex bituberculatus

speciesMegalomyrmex bituberculatus

Megalomyrmex reina

speciesMegalomyrmex reina

Megalomyrmex wettereri

speciesMegalomyrmex wettereri

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89813.