Myrmecocystus placodops Forel, 1908 is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Myrmecocystus placodops Forel, 1908

Myrmecocystus placodops Forel, 1908

Myrmecocystus placodops is a honeypot ant species native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Family
Genus
Myrmecocystus
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Myrmecocystus placodops Forel, 1908

Myrmecocystus placodops is a species of honeypot ant. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Myrmecocystus

More from Formicidae

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