Pilotrochus
| Pilotrochus | |
|---|---|
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| P. besmerus worker from Madagascar | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pilotrochus Brown, 1978 |
| Species: | P. besmerus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilotrochus besmerus Brown, 1978 | |
| Type species | |
| Pilotrochus besmerus | |
Pilotrochus is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae containing the single species Pilotrochus besmerus.[1] It is known from Madagascar.[2]
The name of the genus is derived from Greek plios, "hair" + trochos, "wheel"; the specific name is from Latin bes, "eight of twelve" + Greek meros, "part", referencing the 8-segmented antennae.[2]
References
- ↑ "Genus: Pilotrochus". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- 1 2 Brown, W. L., Jr. (1978 ["1977"]). "An aberrant new genus of myrmicine ant from Madagascar.". Psyche. 84: 218–224. doi:10.1155/1977/41590. Check date values in:
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External links
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