Technomyrmex Temporal range:
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T. albipes worker from Mauritius | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
Tribe: | Tapinomini |
Genus: | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872 |
Type species | |
Technomyrmex strenuus Mayr, 1872
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Diversity[1] | |
98 species | |
Synonyms | |
Aphantolepis Wheeler, 1930 |
Technomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. With 98 species, it is one of the largest and most diverse ant genera in the Dolichoderinae.[2] The genus distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical zones with most species occurring in the Oriental-Malesian and Afrotropical regions.[3] One species, Technomyrmex albipes is a tramp ant now widespread throughout the tropics due to human activities.[4]