Published December 31, 1979
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Harpagoxenus
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Genus Harpagoxenus Forel, 1893
Harpagoxenus Forel, 1893: 167.
Type-species: Myrmica sublaevis Nylander, 1849.
Workers and queens. Head large, subrectangular with broad edentate mandibles. Both petiole and postpetiole have strongly developed ventral tooth-like projections. Palp formula 5:3. Antennae 11 segmented.
Male. Similar to Leptothorax acervorum but with ventral projecting tooth on postpetiole as in female castes. Antennae 12 segmented.
This genus contains at most 2 or 3 palaearctic and 1 North American species living in semi-parasitic dulotic relationship with members of the closely related genus Leptothorax
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Related works
- Is part of
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/BD3B0D337E1DDAA0E4761CC6B14CB110 (URL)
- Is source of
- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/3B5B8FB8F52DAAFBE60374447989E1C3 (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/100120053 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Harpagoxenus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Species
- sublaevis
- Taxon rank
- genus