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Thaumatomyrmex mutilatus

Thaumatomyrmex mutilatus

Classification

Class
Insecta

Thaumatomyrmex is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae, found from Mexico to Brazil. They are notable for their pitchfork-shaped mandibles, which they use to capture millipedes of the order Polyxenida. The genus is a specialist predator of polyxenids, and one of only two ant genera known to prey upon polyxenids.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog