Typhlomyrmex

Typhlomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae and the sole member of the tribe Typhlomyrmecini.[2] Known from the Neotropics, the genus has a wide distribution. Some species are restricted in range, while for example Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi is known from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Little is known about their biology.[3]

Typhlomyrmex
Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Formicidae
Subfamily:
Ectatomminae
Tribe:
Typhlomyrmecini

Emery, 1911
Genus:
Typhlomyrmex

Mayr, 1862
Type species
Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi
Diversity[1]
7 species

Species
  • Typhlomyrmex clavicornis Emery, 1906
  • Typhlomyrmex foreli Santschi, 1925
  • Typhlomyrmex major Santschi, 1923
  • Typhlomyrmex meire Lacau, Villemant & Delabie, 2004
  • Typhlomyrmex prolatus Brown, 1965
  • Typhlomyrmex pusillus Emery, 1894
  • Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi Mayr, 1862

References
  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Typhlomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Typhlomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. Lacau, Sebastien; Villemant, Claire; Delabie, Jacques H C (2004). "Typhlomyrmex meire, a remarkable new species endemic to Southern Bahia, Brazil (Formicidae:Ectatomminae)". Zootaxa. 678: 1–23.


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