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Liometopum
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Liometopum is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae,[2] found in North America, Europe and Asia.[3]
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Liometopum | |
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Liometopum occidentale worker | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
Tribe: | Tapinomini |
Genus: | Liometopum Mayr, 1861 |
Type species | |
Formica microcephala Panzer, 1798 | |
Species | |
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Diversity[1] | |
28 species | |
Synonyms | |
†Poneropsis Heer, 1867 |
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Caterpillars of certain butterfly species have a symbiotic relationship with Liometopum ants. They produce secretions that the ants will feed on, similar to the behavior of the ant genus Iridomyrmex.[citation needed]