Cyphomyrmex Mayr

Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 936, pp. 1-68 : 32

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.171144

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6268880

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9E2AA724-FFC9-FFCA-FEBF-FB7CC0F6FA36

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scientific name

Cyphomyrmex Mayr
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Genus Cyphomyrmex Mayr View in CoL

There are two species of Cyphomyrmex recorded from California, both ground­nesting and infrequently encountered. These fungus­growing ants collect caterpillar frass and other organic matter, on which they cultivate fungal mycelia or (in some species) yeasts.

Species identification: keys in Snelling and Longino (1992). Additional references: De Andrade (2003), Kempf (1964d, 1966), Schultz et al. (2002), Weber (1972).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

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