Cyphomyrmex: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Cyphomyrmex
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Cyphomyrmex
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Cyphomyrmex
Cyphomyrmex is a genus of fungus-growing ants found primarily in South and Central America. However, some species do come up to the southern portion of North America. They grow a variety of fungi in the tribe Leucocoprineae. Most fungal gardens are grown in small nodules, some species to cultivate entire mycelium, though. Colonies are monogynous and are relatively small with about 100 workers on average.
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
Child Taxa
- Cyphomyrmex bicornis
- Cyphomyrmex castagnei
- Cyphomyrmex cornutus
- Cyphomyrmex costatus
- Cyphomyrmex flavidus
- Cyphomyrmex hamulatus
- Cyphomyrmex longiscapus
- Cyphomyrmex minutus
- Cyphomyrmex muelleri
- Cyphomyrmex nesiotus
- Cyphomyrmex peltatus
- Cyphomyrmex rimosus
- Cyphomyrmex salvini
- Cyphomyrmex transversus
- Cyphomyrmex wheeleri































































































































































