''Cheliomyrmex'' is a
New World
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genus
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of
army ant
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s in the
subfamily
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Dorylinae
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.
In
Central America
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, ''C. morosus'' is known from
Mexico
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to
Honduras
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, and
Panama
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. ''C. andicola'', ''C. audax'', ''C. ursinus'' and ''C. megalonyx'' are known from
Colombia
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and further into
South America
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.
Species
* ''
Cheliomyrmex andicola''
Emery, 1894
* ''
Cheliomyrmex audax''
Santschi, 1921
* ''
Cheliomyrmex megalonyx''
Wheeler, 1921
* ''
Cheliomyrmex morosus''
(Smith, 1859)
References
External links
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Dorylinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of North America
Hymenoptera of South America
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