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Colobostruma is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] All except one species are restricted to Australia. The only non-Australian species, C. foliacea, is found in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.[3]
| Colobostruma | |
|---|---|
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| Colobostruma foliacea worker | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Colobostruma Wheeler, 1927 |
| Type species | |
| Epopostruma leae Wheeler, 1927 | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 16 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Alistruma Brown, 1948 | |
- Colobostruma alinodis (Forel, 1913)
- Colobostruma australis Brown, 1959
- Colobostruma biconcava Shattuck, 2000
- Colobostruma biconvexa Shattuck, 2000
- Colobostruma bicorna Shattuck, 2000
- Colobostruma cerornata Brown, 1959
- Colobostruma elliotti (Clark, 1928)
- Colobostruma foliacea (Emery, 1897)
- Colobostruma froggatti (Forel, 1913)
- Colobostruma lacuna Shattuck, 2000
- Colobostruma leae (Wheeler, 1927)
- Colobostruma mellea Shattuck, 2000
- Colobostruma nancyae Brown, 1965
- Colobostruma papulata Brown, 1965
- Colobostruma sisypha Shattuck, 2000
- Colobostruma unicorna Shattuck, 2000
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