Cheliomyrmex is a New World genus of army ants in the subfamily Dorylinae.[2] 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 Colombia and further into South America.[3]
| Cheliomyrmex | |
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| Cheliomyrmex megalonyx major worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Cheliomyrmex Mayr, 1870 |
| Type species | |
| Cheliomyrmex nortoni Mayr, 1870
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 4 species | |
Species edit
- Cheliomyrmex andicola Emery, 1894
- Cheliomyrmex audax Santschi, 1921
- Cheliomyrmex megalonyx Wheeler, 1921
- Cheliomyrmex morosus (Smith, 1859)
References edit
- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Cheliomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Cheliomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Berghoff, Stefanie M.; Franks, Nigel R. (2007). "First Record of the Army Ant Cheliomyrmex morosus in Panama and its High Associate Diversity". Biotropica. 39 (6): 771–773. Bibcode:2007Biotr..39..771B. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00302.x. S2CID 62833901.
External links edit
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