Trichomyrmex

Trichomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Described by Mayr in 1865, it was revalidated as a genus by Ward et al. 2015 after numerous previous revisions.^[2] These ants are native to southeastern Europe, Africa, and Asia, although some species like T. destructor are invasive elsewhere.^[2]

Trichomyrmex
Trichomyrmex destructor worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865
Type species
Trichomyrmex rogeri
Diversity[1]
20 species
Synonyms
Equestrimessor Santschi, 1919 Holcomyrmex Mayr, 1879 Parholcomyrmex Emery, 1915

Species

• Trichomyrmex aberrans Forel, 1902
• Trichomyrmex abyssinicus (Forel, 1894)
• Trichomyrmex almosayari Sharaf & Aldawood, 2016
• Trichomyrmex chobauti (Emery, 1896)
• Trichomyrmex criniceps (Mayr, 1879)
• Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)
• Trichomyrmex emeryi Mayr, 1895
• Trichomyrmex epinotale Santschi, 1923
• Trichomyrmex glaber (André, 1883)
• Trichomyrmex lameerei (Forel, 1902)
• Trichomyrmex mayri (Forel, 1902)
• Trichomyrmex muticus (Emery, 1887)
• Trichomyrmex oscaris Forel, 1894
• Trichomyrmex perplexus (Radchenko, 1997)
• Trichomyrmex robustior (Forel, 1892)
• Trichomyrmex rogeri Mayr, 1865
• Trichomyrmex santschii (Forel, 1907)
• Trichomyrmex scabriceps (Mayr, 1879)
• Trichomyrmex shakeri Sharaf & Al Dhafer, 2016
• Trichomyrmex wroughtoni Forel, 1911