Ankylomyrma is a genus of large arboreal ants in the subfamily Agroecomyrmecinae. It contains the single species Ankylomyrma coronacantha, the sole member of the tribe Ankylomyrmini.[1] The genus is known from Africa. Nothing is known about their biology.[2] The genus was moved from the subfamily Myrmicinae to Agroecomyrmecinae in 2014.[3]
Ankylomyrma | |
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A. coronacantha worker | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Agroecomyrmecinae |
Tribe: | Ankylomyrmini Bolton, 2003 |
Genus: | Ankylomyrma Bolton, 1973 |
Species: | A. coronacantha |
Binomial name | |
Ankylomyrma coronacantha Bolton, 1973 | |