Sphinctomyrmex
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| S. imbecilis worker from Australia | |
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| Genus: | Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 1866
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| Sphinctomyrmex stali Mayr, 1866
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| 24 species | |
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Aethiopopone Santschi, 1930 | |
Sphinctomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae.[2] The genus is a pantropical and distinctive group, originally described by Mayr based on a single gyne collected in Brazil.[3] Morphologically, the genus is characterized by the unique arrangement of the gastric segments, which are nearly equal in length and separated from each other by distinct constrictions. Very little is known on the natural history of Sphinctomyrmex. The few observations so far suggest that ants of this genus are nomadic predators of other ants.[3]
Species
- Sphinctomyrmex asper Brown, 1975
- Sphinctomyrmex caledonicus Wilson, 1957
- Sphinctomyrmex cedaris Forel, 1915
- Sphinctomyrmex chariensis Santschi, 1915
- Sphinctomyrmex clarus (Forel, 1893)
- Sphinctomyrmex cribratus Emery, 1897
- Sphinctomyrmex duchaussoyi (Andre, 1905)
- Sphinctomyrmex emeryi (Forel, 1893)
- Sphinctomyrmex froggatti Forel, 1900
- Sphinctomyrmex furcatus (Emery, 1893)
- Sphinctomyrmex imbecilis Forel, 1907
- Sphinctomyrmex marcoyi Feitosa, Brandão, et al. 2011
- Sphinctomyrmex mjobergi Forel, 1915
- Sphinctomyrmex myops Forel, 1895
- Sphinctomyrmex nigricans (Clark, 1926)
- Sphinctomyrmex occidentalis (Clark, 1923)
- Sphinctomyrmex perstictus Brown, 1975
- Sphinctomyrmex rufiventris Santschi, 1915
- Sphinctomyrmex schoerederi Feitosa, Brandão, et al. 2011
- Sphinctomyrmex septtrionalis (Crawley, 1925)
- Sphinctomyrmex stali Mayr, 1866
- Sphinctomyrmex steinheili Forel, 1900
- Sphinctomyrmex taylori Forel, 1900
- Sphinctomyrmex trux Brown, 1975
- Sphinctomyrmex turneri Forel, 1900
References
- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Sphinctomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Sphinctomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ a b Feitosa, R. M.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Fernández, F.; Delabie, J. C. H. (2012). "The Ant Genus Sphinctomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Cerapachyinae) in the Neotropical Region, with the Description of Two New Species". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 2012: 1. doi:10.1155/2012/342623.
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