''Probolomyrmex'' 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
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Proceratiinae
Proceratiinae is a subfamily of ants in the poneromorph subfamilies group, with three extant genera, of which most are tropical or subtropical, although overall distribution is worldwide.
Identification
The ants are relatively small to medium ...
.
The genus is distributed throughout the
tropics
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the equator, where the sun may shine directly overhead. This contrasts with the temperate or polar regions of Earth, where the Sun can never be directly overhead. This is because of Earth's ax ...
and
subtropics
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones immediately to the north and south of the tropics. Geographically part of the temperate zones of both hemispheres, they cover the middle latitudes from to approximately ...
.
The ants are very rare, and are rarely collected in the field, but they appear to be nesting in the
leaf litter
Plant litter (also leaf litter, tree litter, soil litter, litterfall, or duff) is dead plant material (such as leaves, bark, needles, twigs, and cladodes) that has fallen to the ground. This detritus or dead organic material and its constituen ...
or in rotten wood. Little is known about their biology.
Species
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Probolomyrmex aliundus''
Shattuck, Gunawardene & Heterick, 2012
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Probolomyrmex bidens''
Brown, 1975
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Probolomyrmex boliviensis''
Mann, 1923
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Probolomyrmex brevirostris''
(Forel, 1910)
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Probolomyrmex brujitae''
Agosti, 1995
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Probolomyrmex curculiformis''
Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2014
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Probolomyrmex dammermani''
Wheeler, 1928
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Probolomyrmex filiformis''
Mayr, 1901
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Probolomyrmex greavesi''
Taylor, 1965
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Probolomyrmex guanacastensis''
O'Keefe & Agosti, 1998
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Probolomyrmex guineensis''
Taylor, 1965
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Probolomyrmex itoi''
Eguchi, Yoshimura & Yamane, 2006
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Probolomyrmex latalongus''
Shattuck, Gunawardene & Heterick, 2012
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Probolomyrmex longinodus''
Terayama & Ogata, 1988
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Probolomyrmex longiscapus''
Xu & Zeng, 2000
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Probolomyrmex maryatiae''
Eguchi, Yoshimura & Yamane, 2006
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Probolomyrmex newguinensis''
Shattuck, Gunawardene & Heterick, 2012
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Probolomyrmex okinawensis''
Terayama & Ogata, 1988
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Probolomyrmex petiolatus''
Weber, 1940
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Probolomyrmex procne''
Brown, 1975
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Probolomyrmex salomonis''
Taylor, 1965
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Probolomyrmex simplex''
Shattuck, Gunawardene & Heterick, 2012
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Probolomyrmex tani''
Fisher, 2007
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Probolomyrmex vieti''
Eguchi, Yoshimura & Yamane, 2006
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Probolomyrmex watanabei''
Tanaka, 1974
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Probolomyrmex zahamena''
Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2014
References
External links
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Proceratiinae
Ant genera
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