| Typhlomyrmex | |
|---|---|
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| Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi worker | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: | Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi | |
| Diversity [1] | |
| 11 species | |
Typhlomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. [2] Known from the Neotropics, the genus has a wide distribution. Some species are restricted in range, while for example Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi is known from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Little is known about their biology. [3] The name "Typhlomyrmex" means "blind ant", as this genus contains only blind ants. Previously classified under the monotypic tribe Typhlomyrmecini, it was merged into Ectatommini in 2022. [4]
