''Pseudomyrmex'' is a
genus of stinging, wasp-like
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 ...
Pseudomyrmecinae
Pseudomyrmecinae is a small subfamily of ants containing only three genera of slender, large-eyed arboreal ants, predominantly tropical or subtropical in distribution. In the course of adapting to arboreal conditions (unlike the predominantly gro ...
. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in
tropical and
subtropical
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Geographical z ...
regions of the
New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is predominantly
Neotropical in distribution, but a few species are known from the
Nearctic region.
Most species are generalist twig nesters, for instance, ''
Pseudomyrmex pallidus
''Pseudomyrmex pallidus'' is a species of ant found in the Nearctic realm with an extensive range throughout the southern United States to Central America.
Morphology
Workers are yellow, orange, or brown. They are slender with large eyes, sho ...
'' may nest in the hollow stems of dead grasses, twigs of
herbaceous plants
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
The fourth edition of t ...
, and in dead, woody twigs.
However, the genus is best known for several species that are obligate
mutualists with certain species of ''
Acacia
''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...
''. Other species have evolved obligate mutualism with other trees; for example ''Pseudomyrmex triplarinus'' is obligately dependent on any of a few trees in the genus ''
Triplaris''.
[Larrea-Alcázar, D. M. and J. A. Simonetti. (2007)]
Why are there few seedlings beneath the myrmecophyte ''Triplaris americana''?.
''Acta Oecologica'' 32(1) 112–18.
Species
* ''
Pseudomyrmex acanthobius''
(Emery, 1896)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex adustus''
(Borgmeier, 1929)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex alternans''
(Santschi, 1936)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex alustratus''
Ward, 1989
* ''
Pseudomyrmex alvarengai''
Kempf, 1961
* ''
Pseudomyrmex antiguanus''
(Enzmann, 1944)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex antiquus''
Ward, 1992
* ''
Pseudomyrmex apache''
Creighton, 1953
* ''
Pseudomyrmex atripes''
(Smith, 1860)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex avitus''
Ward, 1992
* ''
Pseudomyrmex baros''
Ward, 1992
* ''
Pseudomyrmex beccarii''
(Menozzi, 1935)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex boopis''
(Roger, 1863)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex browni''
Kempf, 1967
* ''
Pseudomyrmex brunneus''
(Smith, 1877)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex caeciliae''
(Forel, 1913)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex championi''
(Forel, 1899)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex cladoicus''
(Smith, 1858)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex colei''
(Enzmann, 1944)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex concolor
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is predomi ...
''
(Smith, 1860)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex coronatus''
(Wheeler, 1942)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex coruscus
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is pre ...
''
Ward, 1992
* ''
Pseudomyrmex cretus''
Ward, 1989
* ''
Pseudomyrmex cubaensis''
(Forel, 1901)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex curacaensis''
(Forel, 1912)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex dendroicus''
(Forel, 1904)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex denticollis''
(Emery, 1890)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex depressus''
(Forel, 1906)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex distinctus''
(Smith, 1877)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex duckei
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is predomi ...
''
(Forel, 1906)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex eduardi''
(Forel, 1912)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex ejectus''
(Smith, 1858)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex elongatulus''
(Dalla Torre, 1892)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex elongatus''
(Mayr, 1870)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex endophytus''
(Forel, 1912)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex ethicus''
(Forel, 1911)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex euryblemma''
(Forel, 1899)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex excisus''
(Mayr, 1870)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex extinctus''
(Carpenter, 1930)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex faber
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is pre ...
''
(Smith, 1858)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex ferrugineus''
(Smith, 1877)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex fervidus''
(Smith, 1877)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex fiebrigi''
(Forel, 1908)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex filiformis''
(Fabricius, 1804)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex flavicornis''
(Smith, 1877)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex flavidulus''
(Smith, 1858)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex gebellii''
(Forel, 1899)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex gibbinotus''
(Forel, 1908)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex godmani''
(Forel, 1899)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex goeldii''
(Forel, 1912)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex gracilis
''Pseudomyrmex gracilis'', also known as the graceful twig ant, Mexican twig ant, slender twig ant, or elongated twig ant, is a large, slender species native to Mexico and arid parts of the United States, US. The workers are about in length and ...
''
(Fabricius, 1804)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex haytianus''
(Forel, 1901)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex hesperius''
Ward, 1993
* ''
Pseudomyrmex holmgreni''
(Wheeler, 1925)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex incurrens''
(Forel, 1912)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex ita''
(Forel, 1906)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex janzeni''
Ward, 1993
* ''
Pseudomyrmex kuenckeli''
(Emery, 1890)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex laevifrons''
Ward, 1989
* ''
Pseudomyrmex laevigatus''
(Smith, 1877)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex laevivertex''
(Forel, 1906)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex leptosus''
Ward, 1985
* ''
Pseudomyrmex lynceus
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is pre ...
''
(Spinola, 1851)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex macrops
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is predom ...
''
Ward, 1992
* ''
Pseudomyrmex maculatus''
(Smith, 1855)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex major''
(Forel, 1899)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex malignus''
(Wheeler, 1921)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex mandibularis''
(Spinola, 1851)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex mixtecus''
Ward, 1993
* ''
Pseudomyrmex monochrous''
(Dalla Torre, 1892)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex nexilis''
Ward, 1992
* ''
Pseudomyrmex niger''
(Donisthorpe, 1940)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex nigrescens''
(Forel, 1904)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex nigrocinctus''
(Emery, 1890)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex nigropilosus''
(Emery, 1890)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex oculatus''
(Smith, 1855)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex oki''
(Forel, 1906)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex opaciceps
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is pre ...
''
Ward, 1993
* ''
Pseudomyrmex opacior''
(Forel, 1904)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex oryctus''
Ward, 1992
* ''
Pseudomyrmex osurus''
(Forel, 1911)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex pallens''
(Mayr, 1870)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex pallidus
''Pseudomyrmex pallidus'' is a species of ant found in the Nearctic realm with an extensive range throughout the southern United States to Central America.
Morphology
Workers are yellow, orange, or brown. They are slender with large eyes, sho ...
''
(Smith, 1855)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex particeps''
Ward, 1993
* ''
Pseudomyrmex pazosi''
(Santschi, 1909)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex peperi
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is pre ...
''
(Forel, 1913)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex perboscii''
(Guerin-Meneville, 1844)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex peruvianus''
(Wheeler, 1925)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex phyllophilus''
(Smith, 1858)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex pictus
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is predomi ...
''
(Stitz, 1913)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex pisinnus
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is predomi ...
''
Ward, 1989
* ''
Pseudomyrmex prioris''
Ward, 1992
* ''
Pseudomyrmex pupa
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is predo ...
''
(Forel, 1911)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex reconditus''
Ward, 1993
* ''
Pseudomyrmex rochai''
(Forel, 1912)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex rufiventris''
(Forel, 1911)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex rufomedius''
(Smith, 1877)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex salvini
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is pre ...
''
(Forel, 1899)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex santschii''
(Enzmann, 1944)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex satanicus
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is predomi ...
''
(Wheeler, 1942)
* †''
Pseudomyrmex saxulum
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is pre ...
''
LaPolla & Greenwalt, 2015
* ''
Pseudomyrmex schuppi''
(Forel, 1901)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex seminole''
Ward, 1985
* ''
Pseudomyrmex sericeus''
(Mayr, 1870)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex simplex
''Pseudomyrmex simplex'' is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.
References
Further reading
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External links
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(Smith, 1877)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex simulans''
Kempf, 1958
* ''
Pseudomyrmex solisi
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is predomi ...
''
(Santschi, 1916)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex spiculus
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is pre ...
''
Ward, 1989
* ''
Pseudomyrmex spinicola''
(Emery, 1890)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex squamifer''
(Emery, 1890)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex subater
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is predomi ...
''
(Wheeler, 1914)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex subtilissimus''
(Emery, 1890)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex succinus''
Ward, 1992
* ''
Pseudomyrmex tachigaliae''
(Forel, 1904)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex tenuis''
(Fabricius, 1804)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex tenuissimus''
(Emery, 1906)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex terminalis''
(Smith, 1877)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex termitarius''
(Smith, 1855)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex thecolor''
Ward, 1992
* ''
Pseudomyrmex triplaridis''
(Forel, 1904)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex triplarinus
''Pseudomyrmex triplarinus'' is a venomous species of ant that lives in symbiosis with trees of the genus ''Triplaris'', including the South American species '' T. americana'', '' T. cumingiama'', and '' T. felipensis''. The ant protects the tre ...
''
(Weddell, 1850)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex unicolor''
(Smith, 1855)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex urbanus''
(Smith, 1877)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex veneficus''
(Wheeler, 1942)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex venustus''
(Smith, 1858)
* †''
Pseudomyrmex vicinus''
Ward, 1992
* ''
Pseudomyrmex viduus
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is predo ...
''
(Smith, 1858)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex villosus''
Ward, 1989
* ''
Pseudomyrmex voytowskii
''Pseudomyrmex'' is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
Distribution and habitat
''Pseudomyrmex'' is predomi ...
''
(Enzmann, 1944)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex weberi''
(Enzmann, 1944)
* ''
Pseudomyrmex wheeleri''
(Enzmann, 1944)
References
External links
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Pseudomyrmecinae
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Hymenoptera of South America
Hymenoptera of North America
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