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Gesomyrmecini

Gesomyrmex
Santschiella kohli
Sicilomyrmex corniger
Prodimorphomyrmex primigenius (incertae sedis)

Containing group: Formicinae

Characteristics

Bolton (2003) lists the following synapomorphies for the Gesomyrmecini:

Large to enormous eyes
In its resting position, scape passes below the eye
Antennal insertions widely separated, in line with long axis of eye and anterior to eye

References

Bolton, B. 1994. Identification Guide to the Ant Genera of the World. 222 pp. Cambridge, Mass.

Bolton, B. 1995. A New General Catalog of the Ants of the World. 504 pp. Cambridge, Mass.

Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. 370 pp. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 71. Gainesville, FL.

Wheeler, G. C. & Wheeler, J. 1976. Ant larvae: review and synthesis. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington 74: 1-108.

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