Brachymyrmex
| Brachymyrmex | |
|---|---|
| Brachymyrmex aphidicola worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmelachistini |
| Genus: | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868 |
| Type species | |
| Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868 | |
| Diversity | |
| 44 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Brachymyrmex is a genus in the ants subfamily Formicinae. The genus can be recognized by the combination of having nine antennal segments (fewer than most ants) and the petiole concealed by the gaster in dorsal view. They are sometimes called "rover ants".
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