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]

Xenomyrmex
Xenomyrmex stollii worker from Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Xenomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Genus: Xenomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. ^ Ettershank, G. (1966). "A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 14: 73–171. doi:10.1071/zo9660073.
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