Megalomyrmex

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Megalomyrmex
M. symmetochus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Formicidae Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Solenopsidini Genus: Megalomyrmex Forel, 1885
Diversity
> 30 species
Species
M. symmetochus  many more, see text

Megalomyrmex is a genus of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is close to Monomorium and should possibly be included in the latter^[1].

[edit] Species

Megalomyrmex acauna Brandao, 1990 Megalomyrmex ayri Brandao, 1990 Megalomyrmex balzani Emery, 1894 Megalomyrmex bituberculatus (Fabricius, 1798) Megalomyrmex caete Brandao, 1990 Megalomyrmex cuatiara Brandao, 1990 Megalomyrmex cupecuara Brandao, 1990 Megalomyrmex cyendyra Brandao, 1990 Megalomyrmex drifti Kempf, 1961 Megalomyrmex emeryi Forel, 1904 Megalomyrmex foreli Emery, 1890 Megalomyrmex glaesarius Kempf, 1970 Megalomyrmex gnomus Kempf, 1970 Megalomyrmex goeldii Forel, 1912 Megalomyrmex iheringi Forel, 1911 Megalomyrmex incisus Smith, 1947 Megalomyrmex latreillei Emery, 1890

Megalomyrmex leoninus Forel, 1885 Megalomyrmex miri Brandao, 1990 Megalomyrmex modestus Emery, 1896 Megalomyrmex mondabora Brandao, 1990 Megalomyrmex myops Santschi, 1925 Megalomyrmex pacova Brandao, 1990 Megalomyrmex piriana Brandao, 1990 Megalomyrmex poatan Brandao, 1990 Megalomyrmex pusillus Forel, 1912 Megalomyrmex silvestrii Wheeler, 1909 Megalomyrmex staudingeri Emery, 1890 Megalomyrmex symmetochus Wheeler, 1925 Megalomyrmex tasyba Brandao, 1990 Megalomyrmex timbira Brandao, 1990 Megalomyrmex wallacei Mann, 1916 Megalomyrmex weyrauchi Kempf, 1970

[edit] References

1. ^ Heterick, 2006

• ITIS: Megalomyrmex species list
• Heterick, Brian (2006): A Revision of the Malagasy Ants Belonging to Genus Monomorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 57(3): 69-202. PDF