| Cylindromyrmex | |
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| Cylindromyrmex whymperi worker form Isabela Island, Galápagos | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 Contents | |
Cylindromyrmex is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae.
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]
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