Podomyrma is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. They are relatively common and found across Australia, Papua, and its surrounding islands. The genus is commonly referred to as muscleman tree ants due to their widened leg segments that look like flexing muscles. These ants are frequently found in and around trees where they live. Most spceies have multiple colours, shades of red, brown, black and orange.
Podomyrma is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. They are relatively common and found across Australia, Papua, and its surrounding islands. The genus is commonly referred to as muscleman tree ants due to their widened leg segments that look like flexing muscles. These ants are frequently found in and around trees where they live. Most spceies have multiple colours, shades of red, brown, black and orange.
==Species== Podomyrma abdominalis Emery, 1887 Podomyrma adelaidae (Smith, 1858) Podomyrma alae Donisthorpe, 1949 Podomyrma albertisi Emery, 1887 Podomyrma basalis Smith, 1859 Podomyrma bispinosa Forel, 1901 Podomyrma carinata Donisthorpe, 1947 Podomyrma chasei Forel, 1901 Podomyrma christae (Forel, 1907) Podomyrma clarki (Crawley, 1925) Podomyrma delbrueckii Forel, 1901 Podomyrma densestrigosa Viehmeyer, 1924 Podomyrma elongata Forel, 1895 Podomyrma femorata Smith, 1859 Podomyrma ferruginea (Clark, 1934) Podomyrma formosa (Smith, 1858) Podomyrma gastralis Emery, 1897 Podomyrma gibbula Viehmeyer, 1914 Podomyrma gratiosa (Smith, 1858) Podomyrma grossestriata Forel, 1915 Podomyrma inermis Mayr, 1876 Podomyrma keysseri Viehmeyer, 1914 Podomyrma kitschneri (Forel, 1915) Podomyrma kraepelini Forel, 1901 Podomyrma laevifrons Smith, 1859 Podomyrma laevissima Smith, 1863 Podomyrma lampros Viehmeyer, 1924 Podomyrma libra (Forel, 1907) Podomyrma macrophthalma Viehmeyer, 1925 Podomyrma maculiventris Emery, 1887 Podomyrma maligna (Smith, 1865) Podomyrma marginata (McAreavey, 1949) †Podomyrma mayri Emery, 1891 Podomyrma micans Mayr, 1876 Podomyrma minor Donisthorpe, 1949 Podomyrma mjobergi (Forel, 1915) Podomyrma muckeli Forel, 1910 Podomyrma novemdentata Forel, 1901 Podomyrma obscurior Forel, 1915 Podomyrma octodentata Forel, 1901 Podomyrma odae Forel, 1910 Podomyrma omniparens (Forel, 1895) Podomyrma overbecki Viehmeyer, 1924 Podomyrma pulchella Donisthorpe, 1938 Podomyrma ruficeps Smith, 1863 Podomyrma rugosa (Clark, 1934) Podomyrma silvicola Smith, 1860 Podomyrma simillima Smith, 1860 Podomyrma testacea Donisthorpe, 1949 Podomyrma tristis Karavaiev, 1935 Podomyrma turneri (Forel, 1901) Podomyrma vidua Santschi, 1932
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