''Dorymyrmex'' (also known as cone ants) 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
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 ...
Dolichoderinae
Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (''Linepithema humile''), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and the cone ant. The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the world ...
.
Distribution and habitat
This genus has a strictly American distribution, inhabiting in the
Nearctic
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ...
and
Neotropical regions and containing 60 species, several undescribed. Despite being considered by many ant collectors as "road side weeds", several species of ''Dorymyrmex'' shown a high degree of endemicity, specialized habitat preferences, and varied population structure. Some species may serve as potential agents of biological control of annual crop pests. Species of ''Dorymyrmex'' nest preferentially in dry or disturbed habitats, generally in soil without vegetation cover. Several species are known to attend
aphids and other hemipterous insects. Such behavior is common in other Dolichoderinae genera and related subfamilies.
Species
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Dorymyrmex agallardoi''
Snelling, 1975
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Dorymyrmex alboniger''
Forel, 1914
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Dorymyrmex amazonicus''
Cuezzo & Guerrero, 2011
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Dorymyrmex antarcticus''
Forel, 1904
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Dorymyrmex antillana''
Snelling, 2005
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Dorymyrmex baeri''
André, 1903
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Dorymyrmex bicolor''
Wheeler, 1906
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Dorymyrmex biconis''
Forel, 1912
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Dorymyrmex bituber''
Santschi, 1916
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Dorymyrmex bossutus''
(Trager, 1988)
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Dorymyrmex breviscapis''
Forel, 1912
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Dorymyrmex bruchi''
Forel, 1912
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Dorymyrmex brunneus''
Forel, 1908
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Dorymyrmex bureni''
(Trager, 1988)
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Dorymyrmex carettei''
Forel, 1913
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Dorymyrmex caretteoides''
Forel, 1914
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Dorymyrmex chilensis''
Forel, 1911
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Dorymyrmex confusus''
(Kusnezov, 1952)
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Dorymyrmex coniculus''
Santschi, 1922
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Dorymyrmex ebeninus''
Forel, 1914
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Dorymyrmex elegans''
(Trager, 1988)
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Dorymyrmex emmaericaellus''
Kusnezov, 1951
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Dorymyrmex ensifer''
Forel, 1912
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Dorymyrmex exsanguis''
Forel, 1912
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Dorymyrmex flavescens''
Mayr, 1866
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Dorymyrmex flavopectus''
Smith, 1944
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Dorymyrmex flavus''
o authors 1879
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Dorymyrmex fusculus''
Santschi, 1922
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Dorymyrmex goeldii
''Dorymyrmex goeldii'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Dorymyrmex''. Described by Forel in 1904, the species is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest count ...
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Forel, 1904
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Dorymyrmex goetschi''
Goetsch, 1933
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Dorymyrmex grandulus''
(Forel, 1922)
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Dorymyrmex hunti''
(Snelling, 1975)
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Dorymyrmex hypocritus''
(Snelling, 1975)
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Dorymyrmex incomptus''
(Snelling, 1975)
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Dorymyrmex insanus''
(Buckley, 1866)
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Dorymyrmex jheringi''
Forel, 1912
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Dorymyrmex joergenseni''
Bruch, 1917
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Dorymyrmex lipan''
Snelling, 1995
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Dorymyrmex minutus''
Emery, 1895
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Dorymyrmex morenoi''
Bruch, 1921
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Dorymyrmex paiute''
Snelling, 1995
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Dorymyrmex pappodes''
(Snelling, 1975)
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Dorymyrmex paranensis''
Santschi, 1922
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Dorymyrmex planidens''
Mayr, 1868
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Dorymyrmex pogonius''
(Snelling, 1975)
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Dorymyrmex pulchellus''
Santschi, 1922
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Dorymyrmex pyramicus''
(Roger, 1863)
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Dorymyrmex reginicula''
(Trager, 1988)
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Dorymyrmex richteri''
Forel, 1911
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Dorymyrmex santschii''
Gallardo, 1917
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Dorymyrmex silvestrii''
Gallardo, 1916
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Dorymyrmex smithi''
Cole, 1936
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Dorymyrmex spurius''
Santschi, 1929
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Dorymyrmex steigeri''
Santschi, 1912
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Dorymyrmex tener''
Mayr, 1868
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Dorymyrmex thoracicus''
Gallardo, 1916
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Dorymyrmex tuberosus''
Cuezzo & Guerrero, 2011
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Dorymyrmex wheeleri''
(Kusnezov, 1952)
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Dorymyrmex wolffhuegeli''
Forel, 1911
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Dorymyrmex xerophylus''
Cuezzo & Guerrero, 2011
References
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External links
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Dolichoderinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of North America
Hymenoptera of South America
Taxa named by Gustav Mayr
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