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Protanilla furcomandibula

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Protanilla furcomandibula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Protanilla
Species:
P. furcomandibula
Binomial name
Protanilla furcomandibula
(Xu & Zhang, 2002)

Protanilla furcomandibula, formerly Furcotanilla furcomandibula, is a species of ant in the subfamily Leptanillinae.[1] It is only known from Yunnan, China, where it nests in the soil and forages on the ground. Queens and males are unknown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Genus: Furcotanilla". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  2. ^ Xu, Z.-H. (2012). "Furcotanilla, a new genus of the ant subfamily Leptanillinae from China with descriptions of two new species of Protanilla and P. rafflesi Taylor (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" (PDF). Sociobiology. 59 (2): 477–491. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v59i2.612.