This is a large Ectomomyrmex species with workers typically measuring 14 to 15 millimeters. The queen is just slightly larger at over 16 mm. This can be said to be a larger version or variant of Ectomomyrmex astuta which measured around 12 millimeters, as it resembles (from a macro perspective) Ectomomyrmex astuta.
Ectomomyrmex sp12 worker
Queen
Queen
Queen
See also:
Brachyponera sp(28)
Taxonomy
No rank: cellular organisms 131567
Superkingdom (Domain): Eukaryota 2759
No rank: Opisthokonta 33154
Kingdom: Metazoa 33208
No rank: Eumetazoa 6072
No rank (Subkingdom): Bilateria 33213
No rank (Branch): Protostomia 33317
No rank (Infrakingdom): Ecdysozoa
No rank (Superphylum): Panarthropoda 88770
Phylum: Arthropoda 6656
No rank (Subphylum): Mandibulata 197563
No rank: Pancrustacea 197562
Subphylum (Epiclass): Hexapoda 6960
Class: Insecta 50557
No rank (Subclass): Dicondylia 85512
Subclass (Infraclass): Pterygota 7496
Infraclass: Neoptera 33340
Cohort: Holometabola
Order: Hymenoptera 7399
Suborder Apocrita 7400
Infraorder: Aculeata 7434
Superfamily: Formicoidea
Family: Formicidae 36668
Subfamily: Ponerinae 43085
Tribe: Ponerini 141711
Genus: Ectomomyrmex 2233918
First Posted: 2017 04 04
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