Typhlomyrmex
Genus of ants
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Typhlomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
| Typhlomyrmex | |
|---|---|
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| Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi worker | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: | Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 11 species | |
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
