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''Peronomyrmex'' is a rare genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.〔 Its three species are known from the east coast of Australia. With only five specimens in total, collected from four localities, ''Peronomyrmex'' is one of the world's most rare ant genera.〔 ''Peronomyrmex'' was first described with the type species ''P. overbecki'' by Emery (1920), based on a single worker from New South Wales.〔 The genus remained monotypic until 2002 when Shattuck & Hinkley described ''P. bartoni'' from central Victoria.〔 Shattuck (2006) described a third species, ''P. greavesi'' from northern Queensland. The ''P. greavesi'' specimen was originally collected in 1937, but subsequently placed in the collections of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, United States, where it remained until it was rediscovered in 2004.〔 Little is known about their biology, but they are likely nocturnal, arboreal, and have cryptic habits, which partially explains their infrequent collection. More species of this genus are likely to be discovered in the future.〔 ==Species== *''Peronomyrmex bartoni'' Shattuck & Hinkley, 2002 – Victoria *''Peronomyrmex greavesi'' Shattuck, 2006 – Queensland *''Peronomyrmex overbecki'' Viehmeyer, 1922 – New South Wales and Queensland 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peronomyrmex」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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