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Myrmelachista
Sign in to saveMyrmelachista is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found exclusively in the Neotropical realm. Little is known regarding their biology.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 36
- Family
- Formicidae
- Collections
- CAS, MCZ, FMNH, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA)
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Cuba, Ecuador, Brazil, Chile, Brasil, Panama, MéXico
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Formicidae
- Image
- Myrmelachista catharinae casent0173486 profile 1.jpg
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- Myrmelachista
- taxon name
- Myrmelachista
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Myrmelachista
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Myrmelachista is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found exclusively in the Neotropical realm. Little is known regarding their biology.
==Habitat and distribution== The genus is restricted to the Neotropical region, and 41% of the species in this genus can be found in Brazil. The species in this genus are arboreal and engage in the specialized practice of nesting in trunk cavities and among twigs. These ant species may also form complex mutual associations with certain myrmecophytes or with Coccidae and Pseudococcidae species. Little information is available regarding the biology of Myrmelachista species; however, it is known that these species generally feed on extrafloral nectaries and on animal-derived proteins.
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