''Cylindromyrmex'' is a
Neotropical
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Definition
In biogeogra ...
genus
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of
ant
Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...
s in the
subfamily
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Dorylinae
Dorylinae is an ant subfamily, with distributions in both the Old World and New World. Brady ''et al.'' (2014) Synonym (taxonomy), synonymized the previous dorylomorph subfamilies (Aenictinae, Aenictogitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Ecitoninae, and Lep ...
.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is known from the
New World
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, from
Central America
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to
Brazil
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,
Bolivia
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and the
Galápagos Islands
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, and currently contains 10 extant species and 3 fossil species.
The fossil species, all described from single or a small number of specimens, were found in
Dominican amber
Dominican amber is amber from the Dominican Republic derived from resin of the extinct tree '' Hymenaea protera''.
Dominican amber differentiates itself from Baltic amber by being nearly always transparent, and it has a higher number of fossil in ...
. Their nesting place include cavities of wood and even termite nests. Like their nesting habits, their feeding habits are not fully know, but they are said to be predators of
termite
Termites are a group of detritivore, detritophagous Eusociality, eusocial cockroaches which consume a variety of Detritus, decaying plant material, generally in the form of wood, Plant litter, leaf litter, and Humus, soil humus. They are dist ...
s.
Species
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Cylindromyrmex antillanus''
De Andrade, 1998
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Cylindromyrmex boliviae''
Wheeler, 1924
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Cylindromyrmex brasiliensis''
Emery, 1901
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Cylindromyrmex brevitarsus''
Santschi, 1925
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Cylindromyrmex darlingtoni''
Wheeler, 1937
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Cylindromyrmex electrinus''
De Andrade, 1998
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Cylindromyrmex escobari''
De Andrade, 1998
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Cylindromyrmex godmani''
Forel, 1899
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Cylindromyrmex inopinatus''
De Andrade, 2001
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Cylindromyrmex longiceps''
André, 1892
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Cylindromyrmex meinerti''
Forel, 1905
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Cylindromyrmex striatus''
Mayr, 1870
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Cylindromyrmex whymperi''
(Cameron, 1891)
References
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External links
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Dorylinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of South America
Hymenoptera of North America
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