Podomyrma is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. They are relatively common and found across Australia, Papua, and its surrounding islands. The genus is commonly referred to as muscleman tree ants due to their widened leg segments that look like flexing muscles. These ants are frequently found in and around trees where they live. Most spceies have multiple colours, shades of red, brown, black and orange.
Species
- Podomyrma abdominalis <small>Emery, 1887</small>
- Podomyrma adelaidae <small>(Smith, 1858)</small>
- Podomyrma alae <small>Donisthorpe, 1949</small>
- Podomyrma albertisi <small>Emery, 1887</small>
- Podomyrma basalis <small>Smith, 1859</small>
- Podomyrma bispinosa <small>Forel, 1901</small>
- Podomyrma carinata <small>Donisthorpe, 1947</small>
- Podomyrma chasei <small>Forel, 1901</small>
- Podomyrma christae <small>(Forel, 1907)</small>
- Podomyrma clarki <small>(Crawley, 1925)</small>
- Podomyrma delbrueckii <small>Forel, 1901</small>
- Podomyrma densestrigosa <small>Viehmeyer, 1924</small>
- Podomyrma elongata <small>Forel, 1895</small>
- Podomyrma femorata <small>Smith, 1859</small>
- Podomyrma ferruginea <small>(Clark, 1934)</small>
- Podomyrma formosa <small>(Smith, 1858)</small>
- Podomyrma gastralis <small>Emery, 1897</small>
- Podomyrma gibbula <small>Viehmeyer, 1914</small>
- Podomyrma gratiosa <small>(Smith, 1858)</small>
- Podomyrma grossestriata <small>Forel, 1915</small>
- Podomyrma inermis <small>Mayr, 1876</small>
- Podomyrma keysseri <small>Viehmeyer, 1914</small>
- Podomyrma kitschneri <small>(Forel, 1915)</small>
- Podomyrma kraepelini <small>Forel, 1901</small>
- Podomyrma laevifrons <small>Smith, 1859</small>
- Podomyrma laevissima <small>Smith, 1863</small>
- Podomyrma lampros <small>Viehmeyer, 1924</small>
- Podomyrma libra <small>(Forel, 1907)</small>
- Podomyrma macrophthalma <small>Viehmeyer, 1925</small>
- Podomyrma maculiventris <small>Emery, 1887</small>
- Podomyrma maligna <small>(Smith, 1865)</small>
- Podomyrma marginata <small>(McAreavey, 1949)</small>
- â Podomyrma mayri <small>Emery, 1891</small>
- Podomyrma micans <small>Mayr, 1876</small>
- Podomyrma minor <small>Donisthorpe, 1949</small>
- Podomyrma mjobergi <small>(Forel, 1915)</small>
- Podomyrma muckeli <small>Forel, 1910</small>
- Podomyrma novemdentata <small>Forel, 1901</small>
- Podomyrma obscurior <small>Forel, 1915</small>
- Podomyrma octodentata <small>Forel, 1901</small>
- Podomyrma odae <small>Forel, 1910</small>
- Podomyrma omniparens <small>(Forel, 1895)</small>
- Podomyrma overbecki <small>Viehmeyer, 1924</small>
- Podomyrma pulchella <small>Donisthorpe, 1938</small>
- Podomyrma ruficeps <small>Smith, 1863</small>
- Podomyrma rugosa <small>(Clark, 1934)</small>
- Podomyrma silvicola <small>Smith, 1860</small>
- Podomyrma simillima <small>Smith, 1860</small>
- Podomyrma testacea <small>Donisthorpe, 1949</small>
- Podomyrma tristis <small>Karavaiev, 1935</small>
- Podomyrma turneri <small>(Forel, 1901)</small>
- Podomyrma vidua <small>Santschi, 1932</small>
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