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Typhlomyrmex
Sign in to saveTyphlomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. 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. 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyFormicidae
This genus is represented by several closely related forms in the Wheeler Collection, and the species seem greatly in need of revision. Presently accepted placement in the Ectatommini does not seem very convincing, but neither does this form fit with the Amblyoponini . Morphological investigation is much to be desired, since this genus may prove to hold the key to some very interesting phylogenetic problems.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 30
- Family
- Formicidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), FMNH
- Recorded in
- Costa Rica, Peru, Brazil, Brasil, Panamá
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Typhlomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. 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. 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.
==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
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