Liometopum
| Liometopum | |
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| Liometopum occidentale worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: |
Liometopum Mayr, 1861 |
| Type species | |
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Formica microcephala Panzer, 1798 |
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| Species | |
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see text |
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| Diversity | |
| 28 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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†Poneropsis Heer, 1867 |
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see text
†Poneropsis Heer, 1867
Liometopum is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae, found in North America, Europe and Asia.
Caterpillars of certain butterfly species have a symbiotic relationship with Liometopum ants. They produce secretions that the ants will feed on, similar to the Iridomyrmex genus of ants.
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