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Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi worker | |
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Tribe: | Typhlomyrmecini
Emery, 1911
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Genus: | Typhlomyrmex
Mayr, 1862
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Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi | |
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7 species |
Typhlomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae and the sole member of the tribe Typhlomyrmecini. [2] Known from the Neotropics, the genus has a wide distribution. Some species are restricted in range, while for example Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi is known from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Little is known about their biology. [3] The genus 'Typhlomyrmex' means 'blind ant'. All species of this genus contains only blind ants.