Dorymyrmex spurius

(Dorymyrmex spurius)

Description

Dorymyrmex spurius is a species of ant in the genus Dorymyrmex. Described by Santschi in 1929, the species is endemic to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Hymenoptera

Family:Formicidae

Genus:Dorymyrmex

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