Stegomyrmex

Stegomyrmex is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.^[2] Strictly Neotropical in its distribution, the genus is known from Costa Rica to northern Argentina. It was once considered rare, but more recent sampling has revealed that the genus is relatively common in the leaf litter.^[3]

Stegomyrmex
Stegomyrmex vizottoi worker
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Stegomyrmex Emery, 1912
Type species
Stegomyrmex connectens Emery, 1912
Diversity[1]
5 species

Species

• Stegomyrmex bensoni Feitosa, Brandão & Diniz, 2008 – Brazil
• Stegomyrmex connectens Emery, 1912 – Peru and Bolivia
• Stegomyrmex manni Smith, 1946 – Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia
• Stegomyrmex olindae Feitosa, Brandão & Diniz, 2008 – Brazil
• Stegomyrmex vizottoi Diniz, 1990 – Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil

References

1. Bolton, B. (2015). "Stegomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
2. "Genus: Stegomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
3. Feitosa, R. M.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Diniz, J. L. M. (2008). "Revisionary studies on the enigmatic Neotropical ant genus Stegomyrmex Emery, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae), with the description of two new species". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 17: 64–82.

External links

• Media related to Stegomyrmex at Wikimedia Commons