Adelomyrmex
Sign in to saveAdelomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Species of Adelomyrmex are small, litter-inhabiting ants most often collected in Berlese and Winkler samples. Although the genus and its relatives have a pantropical distribution, Central American cloud forests are the only places where they are abundant and diverse. Including undescribed species, Adelomyrmex has 66 species as of 2023.
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Adelomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Species of Adelomyrmex are small, litter-inhabiting ants most often collected in Berlese and Winkler samples. Although the genus and its relatives have a pantropical distribution, Central American cloud forests are the only places where they are abundant and diverse. Including undescribed species, Adelomyrmex has 66 species as of 2023.
==Habitat and distribution== The center of Adelomyrmex abundance and diversity is Central America, and a few far-flung species occur in New Guinea, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, New Caledonia, and Isla del Coco. Several Adelomyrmex species are mountain-top endemics with very restricted ranges, and climate change clearly poses the threat of mountain-top extinction. Additionally, the Seychelles contains two poorly-known yet-undescribed species, though molecular data places it sister to Cryptomyrmex boltoni rather than Neotropical Adelomyrmex.