Rostromyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae containing the single species Rostromyrmex pasohensis.[1] The genus is known from Peninsular Malaysia, where the ants live in the leaf litter with colonies located in rotten wood on the forest floor. Colonies are small and likely monogyne.[2]
| Rostromyrmex | |
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| Rostromyrmex pasohensis worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Rostromyrmex Rosciszewski, 1994 |
| Species: | R. pasohensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rostromyrmex pasohensis Rosciszewski, 1994
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References
edit- ^ "Genus: Rostromyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Rosciszewski, K. (1994). "Rostromyrmex, a new genus of myrmicine ants from peninsular Malaysia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Entomol. Scand. 25 (2): 159–168. doi:10.1163/187631294X00289.