Myrmecorhynchus
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| Myrmecorhynchus | |
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| Myrmecorhynchus emeryi worker from Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Melophorini |
| Genus: | Myrmecorhynchus André, 1896 |
| Type species | |
| Myrmecorhynchus emeryi André, 1896 | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 3 species | |
Myrmecorhynchus is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[2] The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are found in forested areas. They nest in soil or on trees or shrubs.[3]
