The Ants of Africa
Genus Oligomyrmex
Oligomyrmex (Aneleus) longii (Wheeler)

Oligomyrmex (Aneleus) longii (Wheeler)

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location USA (Erebomyrma Longii, sp. nov., Wheeler, 1903a: 140; placed in Oligomyrmex by Ettershank, 1966: 123; reverted to Erebomyrma by Wilson, 1986b: 61; "revived combination" in Bolton, 1995: 299) type location Texas; queen only described (see Bolton, 1995).

Wheeler, W. M. 1903a. Erebomyrma, a new genus of hypogaeic ants from Texas. Biological Bulletin, 4: 137-148
Wilson, E. O. 1986b. Caste and division of labor in Erebomyrma, a genus of dimorphic ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Insectes Sociaux, 33: 59-6

Oligomyrmex longiiWheeler's (1903a) description is at {original description}.

Oligomyrmex longii queen

Oligomyrmex longii male
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