Harpagoxenus is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] Found in the Palaearctic and Nearctic ecozones of the world, Harpagoxenus was first established as Tomognathus by Mayr (1861) to house the species Myrmica sublaevis (now Harpagoxenus sublaevis). However, the name had already been used (homonym) for a genus of fish, and was replaced with its current name by Forel (1893).[3]
| Harpagoxenus | |
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| Harpagoxenus canadensis worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Harpagoxenus Forel, 1893 |
| Type species | |
| Myrmica sublaevis Nylander, 1849
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 3 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tomognathus Mayr, 1861 | |
Species edit
- Harpagoxenus canadensis Smith, 1939
- Harpagoxenus sublaevis (Nylander, 1849)
- Harpagoxenus zaisanicus Pisarski, 1963
References edit
- ^ Bolton, B. (2015). "Harpagoxenus". AntCat. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Genus: Harpagoxenus". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Xu, Z.-H. (2014). "A newly recorded genus and species, Harpagoxenus sublaevis, from China with a key to the known species of Harpagoxenus of the world (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Sociobiology. 59: 19–25. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v59i1.664.
External links edit
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