Santos, Carlos Daniel Assis Dos;Chaul, Júlio Cezar Mário;Serrão, José Eduardo
Trachymyrmex
Sign in to saveTrachymyrmex is a genus of fungus-growing ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is mainly tropical in distribution, with most species being found in Central and South America.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 454
- With media
- 24
- Family
- Formicidae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- Guyana, Peru, Brazil
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Trachymyrmex is a genus of fungus-growing ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is mainly tropical in distribution, with most species being found in Central and South America.
The queens of the species appear to mate with only one male on their nuptial flight.
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