Stegomyrmex is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] Strictly Neotropical in its distribution, the genus is known from Costa Rica to northern Argentina. It was once considered rare, but more recent sampling has revealed that the genus is relatively common in the leaf litter.[3]
| Stegomyrmex | |
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| Stegomyrmex vizottoi worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Stegomyrmex Emery, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Stegomyrmex connectens Emery, 1912
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 5 species | |
Species edit
- Stegomyrmex bensoni Feitosa, Brandão & Diniz, 2008 – Brazil
- Stegomyrmex connectens Emery, 1912 – Peru and Bolivia
- Stegomyrmex manni Smith, 1946 – Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia
- Stegomyrmex olindae Feitosa, Brandão & Diniz, 2008 – Brazil
- Stegomyrmex vizottoi Diniz, 1990 – Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil
References edit
- ^ Bolton, B. (2015). "Stegomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Genus: Stegomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Feitosa, R. M.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Diniz, J. L. M. (2008). "Revisionary studies on the enigmatic Neotropical ant genus Stegomyrmex Emery, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae), with the description of two new species". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 17: 64–82.
External links edit
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