Species

Veromessor andrei (Andre’s harvester ant)

Veromessor andrei. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Veromessor is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus was previously classified as a synonym of Messor, but was revived as a genus by Ward et al. (2015).

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
        Superfamily: Formicoidea
        Family: Formicidae (Ants)
        Subfamily: Myrmicinae (Myrmicine ants)
        Tribe: Stenammini (Stenammine ants)
        Genus: Veromessor (Veromessor harvester ants)
        Species: Veromessor andrei (Andre’s harvester ant)

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