Apomyrma

Apomyrma stygia is a species of ant found in West Africa, first described in 1970.^[1] It is the only species in the genus Apomyrma, tribe Apomyrmini, and subfamily Apomyrminae.^[2] It has been suggested the ant primarily lives in tropical forests, and apparently belongs to a guild of centipede-feeding ants.^[1]

Apomyrma
Apomyrma stygia worker
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Apomyrminae Dlussky & Fedoseeva, 1988
Tribe:	Apomyrmini Dlussky & Fedoseeva, 1988
Genus:	Apomyrma Brown, Gotwald & Levieux 1970
Species:	A. stygia
Binomial name
Apomyrma stygia Brown, Gotwald & Levieux 1970

Winged queen