''Mycetophylax'' 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
fungus-growing ants
Fungus-growing ants (tribe Attini) comprise all the known fungus-growing ant species participating in ant–fungus mutualism. They are known for cutting grasses and leaves, carrying them to their colonies' nests, and using them to grow fungus on ...
. The genus is characterized exclusively for the
New World
The term "New World" is used to describe the majority of lands of Earth's Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas, and sometimes Oceania."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: ...
and is only found on coastal sandy beaches and shallow waters of
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
.
[D. C. Cardoso, M. P. Cristiano and M. G. Tavares. 2011]
Methodological remarks on rearing basal Attini ants in the laboratory for biological and evolutionary studies: overview of the genus ''Mycetophylax''.
// Insectes Sociaux. Volume 58, Number 3, 427—430,
Species
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Mycetophylax andersoni''
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Mycetophylax asper''
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Mycetophylax auritus''
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Mycetophylax bigibbosus''
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Mycetophylax bruchi''
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Mycetophylax clorindae''
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Mycetophylax conformis''
(Mayr, 1884)
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Mycetophylax daguerrei''
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Mycetophylax faunulus''
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Mycetophylax lectus''
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Mycetophylax lilloanus
''Mycetophylax'' is a genus of fungus-growing ants. The genus is characterized exclusively for the New World and is only found on coastal sandy beaches and shallow waters of Brazil.D. C. Cardoso, M. P. Cristiano and M. G. Tavares. 2011Methodologi ...
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Mycetophylax morschi
''Mycetophylax'' is a genus of fungus-growing ants. The genus is characterized exclusively for the New World and is only found on coastal sandy beaches and shallow waters of Brazil.D. C. Cardoso, M. P. Cristiano and M. G. Tavares. 2011Methodologi ...
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(Emery, 1888)
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Mycetophylax nemei''
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Mycetophylax occultus''
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Mycetophylax olitor''
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Mycetophylax paniscus''
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Mycetophylax plaumanni''
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Mycetophylax simplex''
(Emery, 1888)
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Mycetophylax snellingi''
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Mycetophylax strigatus''
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Mycetophylax vallensis''
References
Myrmicinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Brazil
Taxa named by Carlo Emery
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