Cylindromyrmex
| Cylindromyrmex | |
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| C. whymperi worker form Isabela Island, Galápagos | |
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| Family: | Formicidae
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| Genus: | Cylindromyrmex Mayr, 1870
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| Type species | |
| Cylindromyrmex striatus Mayr, 1870
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 13 species | |
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Holcoponera Cameron, 1891 | |
Cylindromyrmex is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae.
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[]
- † De Andrade, 1998
- Wheeler, 1924
- Emery, 1901
- Santschi, 1925
- Wheeler, 1937
- † De Andrade, 1998
- De Andrade, 1998
- Forel, 1899
- † De Andrade, 2001
- André, 1892
- Forel, 1905
- Mayr, 1870
- (Cameron, 1891)
References[]
- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Cylindromyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ a b Brown 1975, p. 38.
- ^ "Genus: Cylindromyrmex". AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ De Andrade 2001, p. 51.
- ^ De Andrade 1998, p. 581.
- ^ De Andrade 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, doi:10.5962/bhl.part.80052
- 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
External links[]
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