Cylindromyrmex

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

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

Habitat and distribution

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

References

  1. ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Cylindromyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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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