Gesomyrmecini
- Gesomyrmex
- Santschiella kohli
- Sicilomyrmex corniger
- Prodimorphomyrmex primigenius (incertae sedis)
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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