''Mycetophylax'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 on ...

. 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. 3 ...

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 ''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 ...

'' (Mayr, 1884) *''

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) *''

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 {{formicinae-stub