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Pseudomyrmex sp.
Pseudomyrmex is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants occupying arboreal habitats, and occur exclusively in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World. Most species of Pseudomyrmex are generalist twig nesters, for instance, Pseudomyrmex pallidus may nest in the hollow stems of dead grasses, twigs of herbaceous plants, and in dead, woody twigs. However, the genus is best known for several species that are obligate mutualists with certain species of Acacia. Other species have evolved obligate mutualism with other trees; for example Pseudomyrmex triplarinus is obligately dependent on any of a few trees in the genus Triplaris.
Spotted on Mar 18, 2015
Submitted on Mar 18, 2015
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