Scientific name Pseudomyrmex Order Hymenopterans | Family Formicidae Tribe Pseudomyrmecini Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Elongate twig ant, Pseudomyrmex spinicola, Pseudomyrmex leptosus | ||
Pseudomyrmex area de conservacion de guanacaste costa rica santa rosa
Pseudomyrmex is a genus of stinging, wasp-like ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. They are large-eyed, slender ants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
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- Pseudomyrmex area de conservacion de guanacaste costa rica santa rosa
- Pseudomyrmex area de conservacion de guanacaste costa rica santa rosa trimmed
- Distribution and habitat
- References
Pseudomyrmex area de conservacion de guanacaste costa rica santa rosa trimmed
Distribution and habitat
Pseudomyrmex is predominantly Neotropical in distribution, but a few species are known from the Nearctic region. Most species are generalist twig nesters, for instance, Pseudomyrmex pallidus may nest in the hollow stems of dead grasses, twigs of herbaceous plants, and in dead, woody twigs. However, the genus is best known for several species that are obligate mutualists with certain species of Acacia. Other species have evolved obligate mutualism with other trees; for example Pseudomyrmex triplarinus is obligately dependent on any of a few trees in the genus Triplaris.
