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Tyrannomyrmex rex Fernandez F. C., 2003
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Tyrannomyrmex rex, male, antenna
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Tyrannomyrmex rex, male, antenna

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Tyrannomyrmex rex, male, head
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Tyrannomyrmex rex, male, head
Tyrannomyrmex rex, male, mandible
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Tyrannomyrmex rex, male, mandible

Tyrannomyrmex rex, male, petiole
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Tyrannomyrmex rex, male, petiole
Tyrannomyrmex rex, male, side
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Tyrannomyrmex rex, male, side

Tyrannomyrmex rex, male, top
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Tyrannomyrmex rex, male, top
Tyrannomyrmex rex, male, wing
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Tyrannomyrmex rex, male, wing

Tyrannomyrmex rex, page scan
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Tyrannomyrmex rex, page scan
Overview
This ant is tentatively identified as belonging to the genus Tyrannomyrmex.

Identification
This genus is easily identified by the presence of only two apical teeth on the masticatory margin of the mandible and the distinctive petiolar node.

Geographic distribution
In the Philippines, Mt. Isarog Natural Park, Camarines Sur Province, Luzon Island.

References
Fernandez, F.C. 2003. A new myrmicine ant genus from Malaysia with uncertain affinities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 341: 1-6.

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