''Calyptomyrmex'' is a genus of ants 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 subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

Myrmicinae Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and ...

. The genus is distributed from Africa to India and east to

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. They are mainly found in the

rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...

, where they forage alone or in small numbers.

Species

*'' Calyptomyrmex arnoldi'' (Forel, 1913) *'' Calyptomyrmex asper'' Shattuck, 2011 *'' Calyptomyrmex barak'' Bolton, 1981 *'' Calyptomyrmex beccarii'' Emery, 1887 *'' Calyptomyrmex brevis'' Weber, 1943 *'' Calyptomyrmex brunneus'' Arnold, 1948 *'' Calyptomyrmex caledonicus'' Shattuck, 2011 *'' Calyptomyrmex clavatus'' Weber, 1952 *'' Calyptomyrmex claviseta'' (Santschi, 1914) *'' Calyptomyrmex danum'' Shattuck, 2011 *'' Calyptomyrmex duhun'' Bolton, 1981 *'' Calyptomyrmex foreli'' Emery, 1915 *'' Calyptomyrmex fragarus'' Shattuck, 2011 *'' Calyptomyrmex friederikae'' Kutter, 1976 *'' Calyptomyrmex fritillus'' Shattuck, 2011 *'' Calyptomyrmex grammus'' Shattuck, 2011 *'' Calyptomyrmex kaurus'' Bolton, 1981 *'' Calyptomyrmex lineolus'' Shattuck, 2011 *'' Calyptomyrmex loweryi'' Shattuck, 2011 *'' Calyptomyrmex nedjem'' Bolton, 1981 *'' Calyptomyrmex nummuliticus'' Santschi, 1914 *'' Calyptomyrmex ocullatus'' Shattuck, 2011 *'' Calyptomyrmex piripilis'' Santschi, 1923 *'' Calyptomyrmex rectopilosus'' Dlussky & Radchenko, 1990 *'' Calyptomyrmex rennefer'' Bolton, 1981 *'' Calyptomyrmex retrostriatus'' Shattuck, 2011 *'' Calyptomyrmex ryderae'' Shattuck, 2011 *'' Calyptomyrmex sabahensis'' Shattuck, 2011 *'' Calyptomyrmex shasu'' Bolton, 1981 *'' Calyptomyrmex singalensis'' Baroni Urbani, 1975 *'' Calyptomyrmex sparsus'' Shattuck, 2011 *'' Calyptomyrmex stellatus'' Santschi, 1915 *'' Calyptomyrmex tamil'' Baroni Urbani, 1975 *'' Calyptomyrmex taylori'' Shattuck, 2011 *'' Calyptomyrmex tensus'' Bolton, 1981 *'' Calyptomyrmex vedda'' Baroni Urbani, 1975 *'' Calyptomyrmex wittmeri'' Baroni Urbani, 1975

References

External links

* Myrmicinae Ant genera {{myrmicinae-stub