Cylindromyrmex

Cylindromyrmex is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae.

Cylindromyrmex
C. whymperi worker form Isabela Island, Galápagos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Formicidae
Subfamily:
Dorylinae
Genus:
Cylindromyrmex

Mayr, 1870
Type species
Cylindromyrmex striatus
Mayr, 1870
Diversity[1]
13 species
Synonyms

Holcoponera Cameron, 1891
Hypocylindromyrmex Wheeler, 1924
Metacylindromyrmex Wheeler, 1924

Distribution and habitat

The genus is known from the New World, from Central America to Brazil, Bolivia and the Galápagos Islands,[2] and currently contains 10 extant species and 3 fossil species.[3] The fossil species, all described from single or a small number of specimens, were found in Dominican amber.[4] Their nesting place include cavities of wood and even termite nests.[2] Like their nesting habits, their feeding habits are not fully know, but they are said to be predators of termites.[5][6]

Species
  • †Cylindromyrmex antillanus De Andrade, 1998
  • Cylindromyrmex boliviae Wheeler, 1924
  • Cylindromyrmex brasiliensis Emery, 1901
  • Cylindromyrmex brevitarsus Santschi, 1925
  • Cylindromyrmex darlingtoni Wheeler, 1937
  • †Cylindromyrmex electrinus De Andrade, 1998
  • Cylindromyrmex escobari De Andrade, 1998
  • Cylindromyrmex godmani Forel, 1899
  • †Cylindromyrmex inopinatus De Andrade, 2001
  • Cylindromyrmex longiceps André, 1892
  • Cylindromyrmex meinerti Forel, 1905
  • Cylindromyrmex striatus Mayr, 1870
  • Cylindromyrmex whymperi (Cameron, 1891)
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References
  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Cylindromyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. Brown 1975, p. 38
  3. "Genus: Cylindromyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  4. De Andare 2001, p. 51
  5. De Andare 1998, p. 581
  6. De Andare 1998, p. 654
  • Brown, W. L., Jr. (1975), "Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini", Search: Agriculture - Entomology (Ithaca), 5 (1): 1–115
  • De Andrade, M. L (1998), "Fossil and extant species of Cylindromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)", Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 105: 581–664
  • De Andrade, M. L (2001), "A remarkable Dominican amber species of Cylindromyrmex with Brazilian affinities and additions to the generic revision (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)", Beiträge zur Entomologie, 51: 51–63


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