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Odontomachus

Schmidt, C. A.;Shattuck, S. O.

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Odontomachus

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Also known as odontomach, odontomachs

Odontomachus is a genus of ants commonly called trap-jaw ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHymenoptera
  5. FamilyFormicidae
Observations recorded34,650

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,636
With media
11
Family
Formicidae
Collections
UQROO, IFIT-CP, CAS, CEDESU-UAC
Recorded in
Mexico, Guatemala, South Africa, Venezuela

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Overview
  • Diet
  • Speed record
  • Mimicry
  • Distribution
  • Species
  • References
  • External links

Odontomachus is a genus of ants commonly called trap-jaw ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.

==Overview== thumb|right|Head of O. hastatus

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Odontomachus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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