Cylindromyrmex is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae.
Cylindromyrmex | |
---|---|
Cylindromyrmex whymperi worker form Isabela Island, Galápagos | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
Genus: | Cylindromyrmex Mayr, 1870 |
Type species | |
Cylindromyrmex striatus Mayr, 1870
| |
Diversity[1] | |
13 species | |
Synonyms | |
Holcoponera Cameron, 1891 |
The genus is known from the New World, from Central America to Brazil, Bolivia and the Galápagos Islands,[2] and currently contains 10 extant species and 3 fossil species.[3] The fossil species, all described from single or a small number of specimens, were found in Dominican amber.[4] Their nesting place include cavities of wood and even termite nests.[2] Like their nesting habits, their feeding habits are not fully know, but they are said to be predators of termites.[5][6]