''Nesomyrmex'' 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 ...
of
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22 ...
s in the
subfamily
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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 in the
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bioge ...
,
Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
and
Malagasy regions. Most species live in arid climates, but some are known from the rainforest. They nest in soil or in trees. Little is known about their biology.
Species
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Nesomyrmex anduzei''
(Weber, 1943)
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Nesomyrmex angulatus''
(Mayr, 1862)
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Nesomyrmex antoinetteae''
Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008
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Nesomyrmex antoniensis''
(Forel, 1912)
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Nesomyrmex argentinus''
(Santschi, 1922)
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Nesomyrmex asper''
(Mayr, 1887)
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Nesomyrmex bidentatus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex brasiliensis''
(Kempf, 1958)
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Nesomyrmex braunsi
''Nesomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is distributed in the Neotropical, Afrotropical and Madagascar, Malagasy regions. Most species live in arid climates, but some are known from the rainforest. They nest in so ...
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(Forel, 1912)
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Nesomyrmex brevicornis''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex brimodus''
(Bolton, 1995)
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Nesomyrmex brunneus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex capricornis''
Csösz & Fisher, 2015
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Nesomyrmex caritatis''
(De Andrade, Baroni Urbani, Brandão & Wagensberg, 1999)
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Nesomyrmex cataulacoides''
(Snelling, 1992)
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Nesomyrmex cederbergensis''
Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008
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Nesomyrmex cingulatus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex clavipilis''
Wheeler, 1910
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Nesomyrmex clypeatus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex costatus''
(Emery, 1896)
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Nesomyrmex denticulatus''
(Mayr, 1901)
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Nesomyrmex devius''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex dominicanus''
(De Andrade, Baroni Urbani, Brandão & Wagensberg, 1999)
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Nesomyrmex echinatinodis''
(Forel, 1886)
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Nesomyrmex edentatus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex entabeni''
Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008
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Nesomyrmex evelynae''
(Forel, 1916)
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Nesomyrmex excelsior''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex exiguus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex ezantsi''
Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008
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Nesomyrmex flavigaster''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex flavus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex fragilis''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex gibber''
(Donisthorpe, 1946)
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Nesomyrmex gracilis''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex grisoni''
(Forel, 1916)
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Nesomyrmex hafahafa''
Csösz & Fisher, 2015
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Nesomyrmex hirtellus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex humerosus''
(Emery, 1896)
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Nesomyrmex inhaca''
Hita Garcia, Mbanyana, Audisio & Alpert, 2017
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Nesomyrmex innocens''
(Forel, 1913)
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Nesomyrmex inye''
Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008
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Nesomyrmex itinerans''
(Kempf, 1959)
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Nesomyrmex karooensis''
Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008
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Nesomyrmex koebergensis''
Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008
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Nesomyrmex larsenae''
Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008
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Nesomyrmex longiceps''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex madecassus''
(Forel, 1892)
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Nesomyrmex mcgregori''
Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008
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Nesomyrmex medusus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2015
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Nesomyrmex minutus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex mirassolis''
(Diniz, 1975)
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Nesomyrmex modestus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex nanniae''
Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008
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Nesomyrmex nitidus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex njengelanga''
Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008
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Nesomyrmex pittieri
''Nesomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is distributed in the Neotropical, Afrotropical and Madagascar, Malagasy regions. Most species live in arid climates, but some are known from the rainforest. They nest in so ...
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(Forel, 1899)
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Nesomyrmex pleuriticus''
(Kempf, 1959)
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Nesomyrmex punctaticeps''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex pulcher''
(Emery, 1917)
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Nesomyrmex reticulatus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex retusispinosus''
(Forel, 1892)
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Nesomyrmex ruani''
Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008
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Nesomyrmex rugosus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex rutilans''
(Kempf, 1958)
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Nesomyrmex saasveldensis''
Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008
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Nesomyrmex schwebeli''
(Forel, 1913)
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Nesomyrmex sculptiventris''
(Mayr, 1887)
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Nesomyrmex sellaris''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex sikorai''
(Emery, 1896)
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Nesomyrmex simoni''
(Emery, 1895)
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Nesomyrmex spininodis''
(Mayr, 1887)
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Nesomyrmex spinosus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2015
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Nesomyrmex stramineus''
(Arnold, 1948)
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Nesomyrmex striatus''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex tamatavensis''
Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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Nesomyrmex tonsuratus''
(Kempf, 1959)
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Nesomyrmex tshiguvhoae''
Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008
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Nesomyrmex vannoorti''
Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008
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Nesomyrmex vargasi''
Longino, 2006
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Nesomyrmex vicinus''
(Mayr, 1887)
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Nesomyrmex wilda''
(Smith, 1943)
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Nesomyrmex zaheri''
Sharaf, Akbar & Hita Garcia 2017
References
External links
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Myrmicinae
Ant genera
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