Liometopum is a genusofants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae,[2] found in North America, Europe and Asia.[3]
| Liometopum | |
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| Liometopum occidentale worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Tapinomini |
| Genus: | Liometopum Mayr, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Formica microcephala Panzer, 1798 | |
| Species | |
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See text | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 28 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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†Poneropsis Heer, 1867 | |
Caterpillars of certain butterfly species have a symbiotic relationship with Liometopum ants. They produce secretions that the ants will feed on, similar to the behavior of the ant genus Iridomyrmex.[citation needed]
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