Genus

Liometopum (Velvety tree ants)

Liometopum occidentale. Photo: (c) Kim Cabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Liometopum is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae, found in North America, Europe and Asia.

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: Dolichoderinae (Odorous ants)
        Tribe: Tapinomini
        Genus: Liometopum (Velvety tree ants)
        Species: Liometopum occidentale (Western velvety tree ant)

Subtaxa

Species: Liometopum occidentale (Western velvety tree ant)

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