''Typhlomyrmex'' is a
genus
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of
ants in the
subfamily
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Ectatomminae
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and the sole member of the
tribe
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Typhlomyrmecini.
Known from the Neotropics, the genus has a wide distribution. Some species are restricted in range, while for example ''Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi'' is known from southern
Mexico
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to northern
Argentina
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. Little is known about their biology.
The genus 'Typhlomyrmex' means 'blind ant'. All species of this genus contains only blind ants.
Species
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Typhlomyrmex clavicornis
''Typhlomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae and the sole member of the tribe Typhlomyrmecini. Known from the Neotropics, the genus has a wide distribution. Some species are restricted in range, while for example ''Typhlomy ...
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Emery, 1906
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Typhlomyrmex foreli''
Santschi, 1925
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Typhlomyrmex major
''Typhlomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae and the sole member of the tribe Typhlomyrmecini. Known from the Neotropics, the genus has a wide distribution. Some species are restricted in range, while for example ''Typhlomy ...
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Santschi, 1923
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Typhlomyrmex meire
''Typhlomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae and the sole member of the tribe Typhlomyrmecini. Known from the Neotropics, the genus has a wide distribution. Some species are restricted in range, while for example ''Typhlomy ...
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Lacau, Villemant & Delabie, 2004
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Typhlomyrmex prolatus
''Typhlomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae and the sole member of the tribe Typhlomyrmecini. Known from the Neotropics, the genus has a wide distribution. Some species are restricted in range, while for example ''Typhlomy ...
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Brown, 1965
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Typhlomyrmex pusillus
''Typhlomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae and the sole member of the tribe Typhlomyrmecini. Known from the Neotropics, the genus has a wide distribution. Some species are restricted in range, while for example ''Typhlomy ...
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Emery, 1894
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Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi
''Typhlomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae and the sole member of the tribe Typhlomyrmecini. Known from the Neotropics, the genus has a wide distribution. Some species are restricted in range, while for example ''Typhlomy ...
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Mayr, 1862
References
External links
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Ectatomminae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of North America
Hymenoptera of South America
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