Probolomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae.[2] The genus is distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics.[3] The ants are very rare, and are rarely collected in the field, but they appear to be nesting in the leaf litter or in rotten wood. Little is known about their biology.[4]

Probolomyrmex
Probolomyrmex filiformis worker
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Proceratiinae
Tribe: Probolomyrmecini
Perrault, 2000
Genus: Probolomyrmex
Mayr, 1901
Type species
Probolomyrmex filiformis
Mayr, 1901
Diversity[1]
26 species
Synonyms

Escherichia Forel, 1910

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Probolomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Genus: Probolomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Eguchi, Katsuyuki; Yoshimura, Masashi; Yamane, Seiki (2006), "The Oriental species of the ant genus Probolomyrmex (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Proceratiinae).", Zootaxa, 1376: 1–35, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1376.1.1
  4. ^ Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. (2013). "The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography". Journal of East African Natural History. 101 (2): 127. doi:10.2982/028.101.0201. S2CID 84797311.
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