''Cheliomyrmex'' is a

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. ...

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

army ant The name army ant (or legionary ant or ''marabunta'') is applied to over 200 ant species in different lineages. Because of their aggressive predatory foraging groups, known as "raids", a huge number of ants forage simultaneously over a limi ...

s in the subfamily

Dorylinae Dorylinae is an ant subfamily, with distributions in both the Old World and New World. Brady ''et al.'' (2014) synonymized the previous dorylomorph subfamilies (Aenictinae, Aenictogitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Ecitoninae, and Leptanilloidinae) unde ...

. In

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

, ''C. morosus'' is known from

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

to Honduras, and

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...

. ''C. andicola'', ''C. audax'', ''C. ursinus'' and ''C. megalonyx'' are known from Colombia and further into

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...

Species

* ''

Cheliomyrmex andicola ''Cheliomyrmex'' is a New World genus of army ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. In Central America, ''C. morosus'' is known from Mexico to Honduras, and Panama. ''C. andicola'', ''C. audax'', ''C. ursinus'' and ''C. megalonyx'' are known from Co ...

'' Emery, 1894 * ''

Cheliomyrmex audax ''Cheliomyrmex'' is a New World genus of army ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. In Central America, ''C. morosus'' is known from Mexico to Honduras, and Panama. ''C. andicola'', ''C. audax'', ''C. ursinus'' and ''C. megalonyx'' are known from Co ...

'' Santschi, 1921 * ''

Cheliomyrmex megalonyx ''Cheliomyrmex'' is a New World genus of army ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. In Central America, ''C. morosus'' is known from Mexico to Honduras, and Panama. ''C. andicola'', ''C. audax'', ''C. ursinus'' and ''C. megalonyx'' are known from Co ...

'' Wheeler, 1921 * ''

Cheliomyrmex morosus ''Cheliomyrmex'' is a New World genus of army ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. In Central America, ''C. morosus'' is known from Mexico to Honduras, and Panama. ''C. andicola'', ''C. audax'', ''C. ursinus'' and ''C. megalonyx'' are known from Co ...

'' (Smith, 1859)

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* Dorylinae Ant genera Hymenoptera of North America Hymenoptera of South America {{ant-stub