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Adetomyrma
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Adetomyrma

Adetomyrma is a genus of ants endemic to Madagascar. Workers of this genus are blind. The type species Adetomyrma venatrix was described in 1994, with the genus being an atypical member of its tribe, the Amblyoponini. This tribe includes the Dracula ants, members of which can feed on the hemolymph of larvae and pupae.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Adetomyrma venatrix

speciesAdetomyrma venatrix

Adetomyrma goblin

speciesAdetomyrma goblin

Adetomyrma aureocuprea

speciesAdetomyrma aureocuprea

Adetomyrma bressleri

speciesAdetomyrma bressleri

Adetomyrma caudapinniger

speciesAdetomyrma caudapinniger

Adetomyrma clarivida

speciesAdetomyrma clarivida

Adetomyrma cilium

speciesAdetomyrma cilium

Adetomyrma cassis

speciesAdetomyrma cassis

Adetomyrma caputleae

speciesAdetomyrma caputleae

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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 86243.