''Probolomyrmex'' 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 ...
Proceratiinae
Proceratiinae is a subfamily of ants in the poneromorph subfamilies group, with three extant genera, of which most are tropical or subtropical, although overall distribution is worldwide.
Identification
The ants are relatively small to medium i ...
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The genus is distributed throughout the
tropics and
subtropics
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones to the north and south of the tropics. Geographically part of the temperate zones of both hemispheres, they cover the middle latitudes from to approximately 35° north and ...
.
The ants are very rare, and are rarely collected in the field, but they appear to be nesting in the
leaf litter or in rotten wood. Little is known about their biology.
Species
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Probolomyrmex aliundus
''Probolomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones to the north and south of the trop ...
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Shattuck, Gunawardene & Heterick, 2012
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Probolomyrmex bidens''
Brown, 1975
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Probolomyrmex boliviensis''
Mann, 1923
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Probolomyrmex brevirostris''
(Forel, 1910)
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Probolomyrmex brujitae''
Agosti, 1995
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Probolomyrmex curculiformis''
Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2014
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Probolomyrmex dammermani''
Wheeler, 1928
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Probolomyrmex filiformis''
Mayr, 1901
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Probolomyrmex greavesi''
Taylor, 1965
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Probolomyrmex guanacastensis''
O'Keefe & Agosti, 1998
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Probolomyrmex guineensis''
Taylor, 1965
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Probolomyrmex itoi''
Eguchi, Yoshimura & Yamane, 2006
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Probolomyrmex latalongus''
Shattuck, Gunawardene & Heterick, 2012
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Probolomyrmex longinodus''
Terayama & Ogata, 1988
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Probolomyrmex longiscapus''
Xu & Zeng, 2000
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Probolomyrmex maryatiae''
Eguchi, Yoshimura & Yamane, 2006
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Probolomyrmex newguinensis''
Shattuck, Gunawardene & Heterick, 2012
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Probolomyrmex okinawensis''
Terayama & Ogata, 1988
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Probolomyrmex petiolatus''
Weber, 1940
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Probolomyrmex procne''
Brown, 1975
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Probolomyrmex salomonis''
Taylor, 1965
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Probolomyrmex simplex''
Shattuck, Gunawardene & Heterick, 2012
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Probolomyrmex tani''
Fisher, 2007
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Probolomyrmex vieti''
Eguchi, Yoshimura & Yamane, 2006
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Probolomyrmex watanabei''
Tanaka, 1974
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Probolomyrmex zahamena''
Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2014
References
External links
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Proceratiinae
Ant genera
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