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Blepharidatta brasiliensis

Blepharidatta brasiliensis

Classification

Class
Insecta

Blepharidatta is a rare Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus, formed by predatory species whose small colonies nest in soil or leaf-litter, has up to seven species, but most of them are waiting for a formal taxonomic treatment or confirmation. Species Blepharidatta brasiliensis Wheeler, 1915 Blepharidatta conops Kempf, 1967 In 2015 two new species were described: Blepharidatta delabiei sp.

Distribution

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