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Leptoconops nosopheris is an extinct species of biting midges belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae. This species was described from fossilized remains preserved in Burmese amber from the Early Cretaceous. The amber containing the fossil was mined in the Hukawng Valley, in Kachin State, Myanmar

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Acanthomyrmex humilis is a species of ant that belongs to the genus Acanthomyrmex. It was described by Eguchi, Bui and Yamane in 2008, and is abundant in Vietnam.

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Anochetus boltoni is a species of ant in the genus Anochetus. It was discovered in 2003 by B. L. Fisher in Madagascar and described by Fisher, B. L. & Smith, M. A. in 2008.

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Anochetus goodmani is a species of ant in the subfamily Ponerinae.

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Anochetus pattersoni is a species of ant in the subfamily Ponerinae. It was discovered on 19 December 2005 by S.M. Goodman in the Seychelles and described by Fisher, B. L. & Smith, M. A. in 2008.

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Asphinctopone differens is a species of ant in the subfamily Ponerinae.

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Austroaeschna ingrid is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the Grampians darner. It is known only from the Grampians in western Victoria, Australia, where it inhabits small streams and bogs.

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Ectatomma parasiticum is a species of ant in the subfamily Ectatomminae. Known from Mexico, the species is a social parasite of the related species Ectatomma tuberculatum. It is the only parasitic species described in the Ectatomminae subfamily, and among the rare inquilines from the tropics.

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Feroponera is a monotypic Afrotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae containing the single species Feroponera ferox. The genus is known only from a few specimen collected from an unoccupied termitary in Cameroon.

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Forelius damiani is a species of ant in the genus Forelius. It was discovered and described by Guerrero, R. J. & Fernandez, F. in 2008.

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Lachnomyrmex amazonicus is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

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Lachnomyrmex fernandezi is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

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Lachnomyrmex laticeps is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

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Lachnomyrmex lattkei is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

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Lachnomyrmex longinoi is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.

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Lachnomyrmex mackayi is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

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Lachnomyrmex nordestinus is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

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Lachnomyrmex regularis is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

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Lachnomyrmex victori is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

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Lordomyrma reticulata is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

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Lutzomyia adiketis is an extinct species of sandfly in the moth fly subfamily Phlebotominae. L. adiketis is a vector of the extinct Paleoleishmania neotropicum and both species are solely known from early Miocene Burdigalian stage Dominican amber deposits on the island of Hispaniola.

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Martialis heureka is a species of ant discovered in 2000 from the Amazon rainforest near Manaus, Brazil. It was described as a new species and placed as the sole member of a new subfamily, Martialinae. The generic name means "from Mars" and was given due to its unusual morphology, and the species epithet heureka indicates the surprising discovery. It belongs to the oldest known distinct lineage to have diverged from the ancestors of all other ants.

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Megatibicen tremulus, known generally as the western bush cicada or Cole's bush cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in the Great Plains of the United States, often associated with Sagebrush.

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Opamyrma hungvuong is a species of ant found in central Vietnam, first described in 2008. It is the only species in the genus Opamyrma.

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Phrynoponera pulchella is a species of ant in the subfamily Ponerinae. It was discovered and described by Bolton, B. & Fisher, B. L. in 2008.

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Phrynoponera transversa has been discovered and described by Bolton, B. & Fisher, B. L. in 2008.

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Prionopelta robynmae is a species of ant in the genus Prionopelta. It was discovered and described by Shattuck, S. O. in 2008, and is endemic to Australia.

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Technomyrmex gorgona is a species of ant in the genus Technomyrmex.