| Xenomyrmex | |
|---|---|
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| Xenomyrmex stollii worker from Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Xenomyrmex Forel, 1885 |
| Type species | |
| Xenomyrmex stollii Forel, 1885 | |
| Diversity [1] | |
| 3 species | |
| Synonyms | |
Myrmecinella Wheeler, W.M., 1922 | |
Xenomyrmex is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. [2] The genus is known from Florida (United States), the West Indies, and from Mexico to at least Panama. They nest in cavities of living or dead plants. [3]