Nomamyrmex
Genus of ants
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Nomamyrmex is a genus of army ants in the subfamily Dorylinae.[2] Its two species are distributed in the Neotropics: Nomamyrmex esenbeckii is known from southern United States to northern Argentina, and Nomamyrmex hartigii is known from Mexico to southern Brazil.[3] Nomamyrmex esenbeckii is the only known predator of mature colonies of Atta leaf-cutter ants.[4][5][6]
| Nomamyrmex | |
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| Nomamyrmex esenbeckii media worker | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 1936 |
| Type species | |
| Eciton crassicornis | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 2 species | |
Species
- Nomamyrmex esenbeckii (Westwood, 1842)
- Nomamyrmex hartigii (Westwood, 1842)
