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Dorymyrmex sp.

Dorymyrmex sp.


Family: Formicidae
Order: Hymenoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Dorymyrmex (also known as cone ants or pyramid ants) is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.

Distribution and habitat: This genus has a strictly American distribution, inhabiting in the Nearctic and Neotropical regions and containing 60 species, several undescribed. Despite being considered by many ant collectors as "road side weeds", several species of Dorymyrmex shown a high degree of endemicity, specialized habitat preferences, and varied population structure. Some species may serve as potential agents of biological control of annual crop pests. Species of Dorymyrmex nest preferentially in dry or disturbed habitats, generally in soil without vegetation cover. Several species are known to attend aphids and other hemipterous insects. Such behavior is common in other Dolichoderinae genera and related subfamilies.

Species: 
  • Dorymyrmex agallardoi Snelling, 1975
  • Dorymyrmex alboniger Forel, 1914
  • Dorymyrmex amazonicus Cuezzo & Guerrero, 2011
  • Dorymyrmex antarcticus Forel, 1904
  • Dorymyrmex antillana Snelling, 2005
  • Dorymyrmex baeri André, 1903
  • Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, 1906
  • Dorymyrmex biconis Forel, 1912
  • Dorymyrmex bituber Santschi, 1916
  • Dorymyrmex bossutus (Trager, 1988)
  • Dorymyrmex breviscapis Forel, 1912
  • Dorymyrmex bruchi Forel, 1912
  • Dorymyrmex brunneus Forel, 1908
  • Dorymyrmex bureni (Trager, 1988)
  • Dorymyrmex carettei Forel, 1913
  • Dorymyrmex caretteoides Forel, 1914
  • Dorymyrmex chilensis Forel, 1911
  • Dorymyrmex confusus (Kusnezov, 1952)
  • Dorymyrmex coniculus Santschi, 1922
  • Dorymyrmex ebeninus Forel, 1914
  • Dorymyrmex elegans (Trager, 1988)
  • Dorymyrmex emmaericaellus Kusnezov, 1951
  • Dorymyrmex ensifer Forel, 1912
  • Dorymyrmex exsanguis Forel, 1912
  • Dorymyrmex flavescens Mayr, 1866
  • Dorymyrmex flavopectus Smith, 1944
  • Dorymyrmex flavus [no authors], 1879
  • Dorymyrmex fusculus Santschi, 1922
  • Dorymyrmex goeldii Forel, 1904
  • Dorymyrmex goetschi Goetsch, 1933
  • Dorymyrmex grandulus (Forel, 1922)
  • Dorymyrmex hunti (Snelling, 1975)
  • Dorymyrmex hypocritus (Snelling, 1975)
  • Dorymyrmex incomptus (Snelling, 1975)
  • Dorymyrmex insanus (Buckley, 1866)
  • Dorymyrmex jheringi Forel, 1912
  • Dorymyrmex joergenseni Bruch, 1917
  • Dorymyrmex lipan Snelling, 1995
  • Dorymyrmex minutus Emery, 1895
  • Dorymyrmex morenoi Bruch, 1921
  • Dorymyrmex paiute Snelling, 1995
  • Dorymyrmex pappodes (Snelling, 1975)
  • Dorymyrmex paranensis Santschi, 1922
  • Dorymyrmex planidens Mayr, 1868
  • Dorymyrmex pogonius (Snelling, 1975)
  • Dorymyrmex pulchellus Santschi, 1922
  • Dorymyrmex pyramicus (Roger, 1863)
  • Dorymyrmex reginicula (Trager, 1988)
  • Dorymyrmex richteri Forel, 1911
  • Dorymyrmex santschii Gallardo, 1917
  • Dorymyrmex silvestrii Gallardo, 1916
  • Dorymyrmex smithi Cole, 1936
  • Dorymyrmex spurius Santschi, 1929
  • Dorymyrmex steigeri Santschi, 1912
  • Dorymyrmex tener Mayr, 1868
  • Dorymyrmex thoracicus Gallardo, 1916
  • Dorymyrmex tuberosus Cuezzo & Guerrero, 2011
  • Dorymyrmex wheeleri (Kusnezov, 1952)
  • Dorymyrmex wolffhuegeli Forel, 1911
  • Dorymyrmex xerophylus Cuezzo & Guerrero, 2011

Source: Wikipedia, article Dorymyrmex sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Species photographs

Count: 8

Foto
Photography ID: 581696
  Adult

Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
04/21/2024
Enrico H. Vicentini
Foto
Photography ID: 415345
  Adult

Yapeyú
Corrientes
Argentina
10/18/2020
Enzo Edgardo Ferreyra
Foto
Photography ID: 403492
  Adult

Yapeyú
Corrientes
Argentina
03/18/2019
Enzo Edgardo Ferreyra
Foto
Photography ID: 394521
♂ ♀
  Adult

Godoy Cruz
Mendoza
Argentina
03/12/2020
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 316711
  Adult

Mar del Tuyú
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/15/2019
Lucas Rubio
Foto
Photography ID: 261538
  Adult

Mar de Ajó
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/25/2018
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 261537
 
Mar de Ajó
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/01/2018
Diego Trillo


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
202670421/04/2024UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
130153818/10/2020ArgentinaCorrientesYapeyúEnzo Edgardo Ferreyra
123625612/03/2020ArgentinaMendozaGodoy CruzManuel Godoy
90731708/04/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresCosta de la albufera, Albúfera Laguna Mar ChiquitaJorge Iriberri
126908018/03/2019ArgentinaCorrientesYapeyúEnzo Edgardo Ferreyra
88599215/02/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del TuyúLucas Rubio
74912801/02/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresMédanos de la costa, Mar de AjóDiego Trillo
74912625/01/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresMédanos de la costa, Mar de AjóDiego Trillo
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Dorymyrmex sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.