Typhlomyrmex

Typhlomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae.^[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 name "Typhlomyrmex" means "blind ant", as this genus contains only blind ants. Previously classified under the monotypic tribe Typhlomyrmecini, it was merged into Ectatommini in 2022.^[4]

Typhlomyrmex
Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ectatomminae
Tribe:	Ectatommini
Genus:	Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 1862
Type species
Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi
Diversity[1]
11 species

Species

• Typhlomyrmex clavicornis Emery, 1906
• Typhlomyrmex foreli Santschi, 1925
• Typhlomyrmex major Santschi, 1923
• Typhlomyrmex meire Lacau, Villemant & Delabie, 2004
• Typhlomyrmex prolatus Brown, 1965
• Typhlomyrmex pusillus Emery, 1894
• Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi Mayr, 1862