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Lachnomyrmex
''Lachnomyrmex'' is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus consists of 16 species restricted to the Neotropics, known from southern Mexico to northern Argentina (and Trinidad just off the coast of Venezuela). They are most often found in the leaf litter of wet forests, with nests located on the ground. Workers forage alone, apparently without recruiting nestmates or using pheromones. Within the tribe Stenammini, they seem to be most closely related to the genera ''Lordomyrma ''Lordomyrma'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Distribution and habitat The genus is known principally from Melanesia and Australia, with the one exception to this otherwise circumscribed distribution being the single species '' ...'' of Indo-Australia and '' Cyphoidris'' of Africa. Species * '' Lachnomyrmex amazonicus'' Feitosa & Brandão, 2008 * '' Lachnomyrmex fernandezi'' Feitosa & Brandão, 2008 * '' Lachnomyrmex grandis'' Fernández & Baena, 1997 * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachnomyrmex Longinodus
''Lachnomyrmex'' is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus consists of 16 species restricted to the Neotropics, known from southern Mexico to northern Argentina (and Trinidad just off the coast of Venezuela). They are most often found in the leaf litter of wet forests, with nests located on the ground. Workers forage alone, apparently without recruiting nestmates or using pheromones. Within the tribe Stenammini, they seem to be most closely related to the genera ''Lordomyrma'' of Indo-Australian Plate, Indo-Australia and ''Cyphoidris'' of Africa. Species * ''Lachnomyrmex amazonicus'' Feitosa & Brandão, 2008 * ''Lachnomyrmex fernandezi'' Feitosa & Brandão, 2008 * ''Lachnomyrmex grandis'' Fernández & Baena, 1997 * ''Lachnomyrmex haskinsi'' Smith, 1944 * ''Lachnomyrmex laticeps'' Feitosa & Brandão, 2008 * ''Lachnomyrmex lattkei'' Feitosa & Brandão, 2008 * ''Lachnomyrmex longinodus'' Fernández & Baena, 1997 * ''Lachnomyrmex longinoi'' Feitosa & Bran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |