''Mycetophylax'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
fungus-growing ants
Fungus-growing ants (tribe Attini) comprise all the known fungus-growing ant species participating in ant–fungus mutualism. They are known for cutting grasses and leaves, carrying them to their colonies' nests, and using them to grow fungus o ...
. The genus is characterized exclusively for the
New World
The term ''New World'' is often used to mean the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. ...
and is only found on coastal sandy beaches and shallow waters of
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.
[D. C. Cardoso, M. P. Cristiano and M. G. Tavares. 2011]
Methodological remarks on rearing basal Attini ants in the laboratory for biological and evolutionary studies: overview of the genus ''Mycetophylax''.
// Insectes Sociaux. Volume 58, Number 3, 427—430,
Species
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Mycetophylax conformis''
(Mayr, 1884)
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Mycetophylax morschi
''Mycetophylax'' is a genus of fungus-growing ants. The genus is characterized exclusively for the New World and is only found on coastal sandy beaches and shallow waters of Brazil.D. C. Cardoso, M. P. Cristiano and M. G. Tavares. 2011Methodologi ...
''
(Emery, 1888)
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Mycetophylax simplex
''Mycetophylax'' is a genus of fungus-growing ants. The genus is characterized exclusively for the New World and is only found on coastal sandy beaches and shallow waters of Brazil.D. C. Cardoso, M. P. Cristiano and M. G. Tavares. 2011Methodologi ...
''
(Emery, 1888)
References
Formicinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of South America
Fauna of Brazil
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