Trichomyrmex

Trichomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Described by Mayr in 1865, it was raised as a genus in 2015.[2] These ants are endemic to multiple continents.[2]

Trichomyrmex
Trichomyrmex destructor worker
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Trichomyrmex

Mayr, 1865
Type species
Trichomyrmex rogeri
Diversity[1]
18 species
Synonyms
  • Equestrimessor Santschi, 1919
  • Holcomyrmex Mayr, 1879
  • Parholcomyrmex Emery, 1915

Species

  • Trichomyrmex aberrans Forel, 1902
  • Trichomyrmex abyssinicus (Forel, 1894)
  • Trichomyrmex chobauti (Emery, 1896)
  • Trichomyrmex criniceps (Mayr, 1879)
  • Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)
  • Trichomyrmex emeryi Mayr, 1895
  • Trichomyrmex epinotale Santschi, 1923
  • Trichomyrmex glaber (AndrĂ©, 1883)
  • Trichomyrmex lameerei (Forel, 1902)
  • Trichomyrmex mayri (Forel, 1902)
  • Trichomyrmex muticus (Emery, 1887)
  • Trichomyrmex oscaris Forel, 1894
  • Trichomyrmex perplexus (Radchenko, 1997)
  • Trichomyrmex robustior (Forel, 1892)
  • Trichomyrmex rogeri Mayr, 1865
  • Trichomyrmex santschii (Forel, 1907)
  • Trichomyrmex scabriceps (Mayr, 1879)
  • Trichomyrmex wroughtoni Forel, 1911
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References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "'Trichomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. Ward, Philip S.; Brady, Sean G.; Fisher, Brian L.; Schultz, Ted R. (July 2014). "The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and biogeography of a hyperdiverse ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Systematic Entomology. 40 (1): 61. doi:10.1111/syen.12090. ISSN 1365-3113.


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