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Cylindromyrmex
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyFormicidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Formicidae
- Collections
- CEDESU-UAC, CAS, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), FMNH, USNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Venezuela, Brasil, Australia, Brazil
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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, and currently contains 10 extant species and 3 fossil species. The fossil species, all described from single or a small number of specimens, were found in Dominican amber. Their nesting place include cavities of wood and even termite nests. Like their nesting habits, their feeding habits are not fully know, but they are said to be predators of termites.
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