''Dorymyrmex'' (also known as cone ants or pyramid ants) is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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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Dolichoderinae
Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (''Linepithema humile''), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and the cone ant. The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the wor ...
.
Distribution and habitat
This genus has a strictly American distribution, inhabiting in the
Nearctic
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America ...
and
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In biogeogra ...
regions and containing 60 species, several undescribed. Despite being considered by many ant collectors as "road side weeds", several species of ''Dorymyrmex'' shown a high degree of endemicity, specialized habitat preferences, and varied population structure. Some species may serve as potential agents of biological control of annual crop pests. Species of ''Dorymyrmex'' nest preferentially in dry or disturbed habitats, generally in soil without vegetation cover. Several species are known to attend
aphid
Aphids are small sap-sucking insects in the Taxonomic rank, family Aphididae. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white Eriosomatinae, woolly ...
s and other hemipterous insects. Such behavior is common in other Dolichoderinae genera and related subfamilies.
Species
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Dorymyrmex agallardoi''
Snelling, 1975
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Dorymyrmex alboniger''
Forel, 1914
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Dorymyrmex amazonicus''
Cuezzo & Guerrero, 2011
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Dorymyrmex antarcticus''
Forel, 1904
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Dorymyrmex antillana''
Snelling, 2005
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Dorymyrmex baeri''
André, 1903
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Dorymyrmex bicolor
''Dorymyrmex bicolor'' is a species of ant in the Dolichoderinae subfamily, known as bicolored pyramid ant due to the two-toned body color and the shape of their mounds. ''Dorymyrmex bicolor'' was recently known as ''Conomyrma bicolor'' but has ...
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Wheeler, 1906
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Dorymyrmex biconis''
Forel, 1912
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Dorymyrmex bituber''
Santschi, 1916
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Dorymyrmex bossutus
''Dorymyrmex bossutus'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Dorymyrmex''. Described by Trager in 1988, the species is endemic to the United States.Trager, J. C. 1988a. A revision of ''Conomyrma'' (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the southeastern U ...
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(Trager, 1988)
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Dorymyrmex breviscapis''
Forel, 1912
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Dorymyrmex bruchi''
Forel, 1912
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Dorymyrmex brunneus''
Forel, 1908
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Dorymyrmex bureni''
(Trager, 1988)
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Dorymyrmex carettei''
Forel, 1913
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Dorymyrmex caretteoides''
Forel, 1914
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Dorymyrmex chilensis''
Forel, 1911
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Dorymyrmex confusus''
(Kusnezov, 1952)
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Dorymyrmex coniculus''
Santschi, 1922
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Dorymyrmex ebeninus''
Forel, 1914
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Dorymyrmex elegans''
(Trager, 1988)
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Dorymyrmex emmaericaellus''
Kusnezov, 1951
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Dorymyrmex ensifer''
Forel, 1912
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Dorymyrmex exsanguis''
Forel, 1912
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Dorymyrmex flavescens''
Mayr, 1866
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Dorymyrmex flavopectus''
Smith, 1944
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Dorymyrmex flavus''
o authors 1879
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Dorymyrmex fusculus''
Santschi, 1922
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Dorymyrmex goeldii
''Dorymyrmex goeldii'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Dorymyrmex''. Described by Forel in 1904, the species is endemic to Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the w ...
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Forel, 1904
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Dorymyrmex goetschi''
Goetsch, 1933
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Dorymyrmex grandulus
''Dorymyrmex grandulus'', known as the great cone ant, is a species of ant in the genus ''Dorymyrmex''. Described by Forel in 1922, the species is endemic to the United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United Sta ...
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(Forel, 1922)
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Dorymyrmex hunti''
(Snelling, 1975)
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Dorymyrmex hypocritus''
(Snelling, 1975)
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Dorymyrmex incomptus''
(Snelling, 1975)
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Dorymyrmex insanus''
(Buckley, 1866)
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Dorymyrmex jheringi''
Forel, 1912
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Dorymyrmex joergenseni''
Bruch, 1917
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Dorymyrmex lipan''
Snelling, 1995
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Dorymyrmex minutus''
Emery, 1895
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Dorymyrmex morenoi
''Dorymyrmex morenoi'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Dorymyrmex''. Described by Bruch in 1921, the species is endemic to Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It ...
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Bruch, 1921
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Dorymyrmex paiute''
Snelling, 1995
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Dorymyrmex pappodes''
(Snelling, 1975)
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Dorymyrmex paranensis
''Dorymyrmex paranensis'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Dorymyrmex''. Described by Felix Santschi in 1922, the species is endemic to Paraguay.
Wild, A. L. 2007B. A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). ''Zootaxa'' 16 ...
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Santschi, 1922
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Dorymyrmex planidens''
Mayr, 1868
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Dorymyrmex pogonius''
(Snelling, 1975)
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Dorymyrmex pulchellus''
Santschi, 1922
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Dorymyrmex pyramicus''
(Roger, 1863)
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Dorymyrmex reginicula''
(Trager, 1988)
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Dorymyrmex richteri''
Forel, 1911
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Dorymyrmex santschii
''Dorymyrmex santschii'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Dorymyrmex''. Described by Gallardo in 1917, the species is endemic to Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South Americ ...
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Gallardo, 1917
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Dorymyrmex silvestrii''
Gallardo, 1916
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Dorymyrmex smithi
''Dorymyrmex smithi'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Dorymyrmex''. Described by Cole in 1936, the species is endemic to the United States and Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is th ...
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Cole, 1936
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Dorymyrmex spurius
''Dorymyrmex spurius'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Dorymyrmex''. Described by Felix Santschi in 1929, the species is endemic to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a coun ...
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Santschi, 1929
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Dorymyrmex steigeri''
Santschi, 1912
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Dorymyrmex tener''
Mayr, 1868
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Dorymyrmex thoracicus''
Gallardo, 1916
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Dorymyrmex tuberosus''
Cuezzo & Guerrero, 2011
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Dorymyrmex wheeleri''
(Kusnezov, 1952)
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Dorymyrmex wolffhuegeli''
Forel, 1911
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Dorymyrmex xerophylus
''Dorymyrmex xerophylus'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Dorymyrmex''. Described by Cuezzo and Guerrero in 2011, the species is endemic to Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in Sou ...
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Cuezzo & Guerrero, 2011
References
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External links
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Dolichoderinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of North America
Hymenoptera of South America
Taxa named by Gustav Mayr
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