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 behavior of the ant genus Iridomyrmex.
Species
- Liometopum apiculatum <small>Mayr, 1870</small>
- â Liometopum bogdassarovi <small>(Nazaraw, Bagdasaraw & Uriew, 1994)</small>
- â Liometopum brunascens <small>(Heer, 1867)</small>
- â Liometopum crassinervis <small>Heer, 1849</small>
- â Liometopum croaticum <small>(Heer, 1849)</small>
- â Liometopum eremicum <small>Zhang, 1989</small>
- â Liometopum escheri <small>(Heer, 1867)</small>
- â Liometopum globosum <small>(Heer, 1849)</small>
- â Liometopum imhoffii <small>(Heer, 1849)</small>
- â Liometopum incognitum <small>Dlussky, Rasnitsyn, & Perfilieva, 2015</small>
- Liometopum lindgreeni <small>Forel, 1902</small>
- â Liometopum longaevum <small>(Heer, 1849)</small>
- â Liometopum lubricum <small>Zhang, Sun & Zhang, 1994</small>
- Liometopum luctuosum <small>Wheeler, 1905</small> â the pine tree ant
- Liometopum masonium <small>(Buckley, 1866)</small>
- Liometopum microcephalum <small>(Panzer, 1798)</small>
- â Liometopum miocenicum <small>Carpenter, 1930</small>
- Liometopum occidentale <small>Emery, 1895</small> â the velvety tree ant
- â Liometopum oligocenicum <small>Wheeler, 1915</small>
- Liometopum orientale <small>Karavaiev, 1927</small>
- â Liometopum pallidum <small>(Heer, 1867)</small>
- â Liometopum potamophilum <small>Zhang, 1989</small>
- â Liometopum rhenana <small>(Meunier, 1917)</small>
- â Liometopum scudderi <small>Carpenter, 1930</small>
- Liometopum sinense <small>Wheeler, 1921</small>
- â Liometopum stygium <small>(Heer, 1867)</small>
- â Liometopum venerarium <small>(Heer, 1864)</small>
- â Liometopum ventrosum <small>(Heer, 1849)</small>
See also
- Escamoles, a Mexican dish made from Liometopum larvae and pupae
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