Dorymyrmex

Dorymyrmex
Dorymyrmex
Dorymyrmex bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Dorymyrmex
Mayr, 1866
Species

Dorymyrmex is a genus of Dolichoderinae known as the cone ant. Sometimes referred to as the "odorous ant" because of a distinct smell many have, which resembles the scent of blue cheese.