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Microdaceton

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Microdaceton is an African genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus consists of four species restricted to the Afrotropics. They nest in the leaf litter and seems to be fairly common. However, little is known about their biology.

Species

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHymenoptera
  5. FamilyFormicidae

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Specimen records
5
Family
Formicidae
Collections
SAM, CAS, NHMUK
Recorded in
South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Dacetini
Image
Microdaceton exornatum casent0101453 profile 1.jpg
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Category:Microdaceton
Commons category
Microdaceton
taxon name
Microdaceton
taxon rank
genus
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Microdaceton is an African genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus consists of four species restricted to the Afrotropics. They nest in the leaf litter and seems to be fairly common. However, little is known about their biology.

==Species== Microdaceton exornatum Santschi, 1913 Microdaceton tanyspinosum Bolton, 2000 Microdaceton tibialis Weber, 1952 Microdaceton viriosum Bolton, 2000

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