Typhlomyrmex
| Typhlomyrmex | |
|---|---|
| Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: | Mayr, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 11 species | |
Typhlomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae.[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] The name "Typhlomyrmex" means "blind ant", as this genus contains only blind ants. Previously classified under the monotypic tribe Typhlomyrmecini, it was merged into Ectatommini in 2022.[4]
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
- ^ Bolton, B. (2025). "Typhlomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Genus: Typhlomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa678.1.1.
- ^ Camacho, G.P.; et al. (25 January 2022). "UCE phylogenomics resolves major relationships among ectaheteromorph ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae, Heteroponerinae): a new classification for the subfamilies and the description of a new genus". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 1 (5): 1. doi:10.1093/isd/ixab026. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
External links
- Media related to Typhlomyrmex at Wikimedia Commons