Megalomyrmex

Megalomyrmex
Megalomyrmex
M. symmetochus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Megalomyrmex
Forel, 1885
Species

M. symmetochus
 many more, see text

Diversity
> 30 species

Megalomyrmex is a genus of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is close to Monomorium and should possibly be included in the latter[1].

Species

  • Megalomyrmex acauna Brandao, 1990
  • Megalomyrmex ayri Brandao, 1990
  • Megalomyrmex balzani Emery, 1894
  • Megalomyrmex bituberculatus (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Megalomyrmex caete Brandao, 1990
  • Megalomyrmex cuatiara Brandao, 1990
  • Megalomyrmex cupecuara Brandao, 1990
  • Megalomyrmex cyendyra Brandao, 1990
  • Megalomyrmex drifti Kempf, 1961
  • Megalomyrmex emeryi Forel, 1904
  • Megalomyrmex foreli Emery, 1890
  • Megalomyrmex glaesarius Kempf, 1970
  • Megalomyrmex gnomus Kempf, 1970
  • Megalomyrmex goeldii Forel, 1912
  • Megalomyrmex iheringi Forel, 1911
  • Megalomyrmex incisus Smith, 1947
  • Megalomyrmex latreillei Emery, 1890
  • Megalomyrmex leoninus Forel, 1885
  • Megalomyrmex miri Brandao, 1990
  • Megalomyrmex modestus Emery, 1896
  • Megalomyrmex mondabora Brandao, 1990
  • Megalomyrmex myops Santschi, 1925
  • Megalomyrmex pacova Brandao, 1990
  • Megalomyrmex piriana Brandao, 1990
  • Megalomyrmex poatan Brandao, 1990
  • Megalomyrmex pusillus Forel, 1912
  • Megalomyrmex silvestrii Wheeler, 1909
  • Megalomyrmex staudingeri Emery, 1890
  • Megalomyrmex symmetochus Wheeler, 1925
  • Megalomyrmex tasyba Brandao, 1990
  • Megalomyrmex timbira Brandao, 1990
  • Megalomyrmex wallacei Mann, 1916
  • Megalomyrmex weyrauchi Kempf, 1970

References

  1. ^ Heterick, 2006
  • ITIS: Megalomyrmex species list
  • Heterick, Brian (2006): A Revision of the Malagasy Ants Belonging to Genus Monomorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 57(3): 69-202. PDF