Cylindromyrmex

E431754

Cylindromyrmex is a genus of specialized, often elongate predatory ants known for inhabiting tropical forest habitats in the Neotropical region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cylindromyrmex canonical 1
Cylindromyrmex whymperi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
antennaSegments 12 ⓘ
belongsToTribe Cerapachyini ⓘ
linked to: Cerapachyinae
biogeographicRealm Neotropical region ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm
bodyFormAdaptation adapted for narrow spaces ⓘ
bodyShape elongate ⓘ
class Insecta ⓘ
colonyOrganization eusocial ⓘ
cuticleColor reddish brown ⓘ
yellowish brown ⓘ
describedBy Mayr ⓘ
describedInYear 1870 ⓘ
distribution Central America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
ecologicalSpecialization specialized predator ⓘ
family Formicidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior predatory ⓘ
foragingStratum leaf litter ⓘ
soil ⓘ
genusRank genus ⓘ
habitat tropical forest ⓘ
hasCommonName cylindrical army ant relative ⓘ
hasLifeStage adult ⓘ
egg ⓘ
larva ⓘ
pupa ⓘ
hasTypeSpecies Cylindromyrmex whymperi ⓘ
linked to: Cylindromyrmex
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
lifestyle cryptic ⓘ
subterranean ⓘ
maleCaste present ⓘ
mandibleType elongate mandibles ⓘ
nameEtymology derived from Greek for cylindrical ant ⓘ
nestingSite rotten wood ⓘ
soil cavities ⓘ
order Hymenoptera ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
prey other social insects ⓘ
termite ⓘ
queenCaste present ⓘ
relatedTo Cerapachys ⓘ
Sphinctomyrmex ⓘ
reproduction queen-based reproduction ⓘ
subfamily Cerapachyinae ⓘ
taxonAuthor Gustav Mayr ⓘ
taxonomicStatus valid genus ⓘ
trophicLevel predator ⓘ
workerCaste present ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dorylinae → includesGenus → Cylindromyrmex ⓘ
Cylindromyrmex → hasTypeSpecies → Cylindromyrmex whymperi ⓘ
linked to: Cylindromyrmex