Cylindromyrmex
Genus of ants
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Cylindromyrmex is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae.
| Cylindromyrmex | |
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| Cylindromyrmex whymperi worker form Isabela Island, Galápagos | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Cylindromyrmex Mayr, 1870 |
| Type species | |
| Cylindromyrmex striatus Mayr, 1870 | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 13 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Holcoponera Cameron, 1891 | |
Distribution and habitat
The genus is known from the New World, from Central America to Brazil, Bolivia and the Galápagos Islands,[2] and currently contains 10 extant species and 3 fossil species.[3] The fossil species, all described from single or a small number of specimens, were found in Dominican amber.[4] Their nesting place include cavities of wood and even termite nests.[2] Like their nesting habits, their feeding habits are not fully know, but they are said to be predators of termites.[5][6]
Species
- †Cylindromyrmex antillanus De Andrade, 1998
- Cylindromyrmex boliviae Wheeler, 1924
- Cylindromyrmex brasiliensis Emery, 1901
- Cylindromyrmex brevitarsus Santschi, 1925
- Cylindromyrmex darlingtoni Wheeler, 1937
- †Cylindromyrmex electrinus De Andrade, 1998
- Cylindromyrmex escobari De Andrade, 1998
- Cylindromyrmex godmani Forel, 1899
- †Cylindromyrmex inopinatus De Andrade, 2001
- Cylindromyrmex longiceps André, 1892
- Cylindromyrmex meinerti Forel, 1905
- Cylindromyrmex striatus Mayr, 1870
- Cylindromyrmex whymperi (Cameron, 1891)
