Pyramica Roger

Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 936, pp. 1-68 : 35-36

publication ID	21008
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6268143
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/465A4D96-A33A-E4D5-01D4-B3D4DEBB9E7A
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scientific name	Pyramica Roger
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Genus Pyramica Roger View in CoL HNS

Three species of Pyramica HNS have been recorded from California, of which two are endemic and one is introduced from the Old World. These are rare, cryptobiotic ants, thought to be specialist predators on springtails and other small arthropods.

Species identification: keys in Ward (1988) and Bolton (2000). Additional references: Bolton (1999), Brown (1953g), Brown and Wilson (1959b), Dejean (1985b), Wilson (1954a).

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hymenoptera
Family	Formicidae
SubFamily	Myrmicinae

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