Calyptomyrmex

These rare ants are most often encountered as ground foragers or in leaf litter collected from the surface of the ground. The few nests that have been found were in rotten wood.



Worker of C. ocullatus from Queensland.



Worker of C. schraderi from Queensland.

Identification
Distinct, elongate depressions (antennal scrobes) are present on the front of the head which contain the entire antennae when at rest. The front margin of the clypeus has a conspicuous, broad, bilobed appendage (the clypeal fork) which projects over the rear section of the mandibles. The deep antennal scrobes and the unique configuration of the clypeus will separate these ants from all others in Australia.

Distribution and Habitats
Australian distribution

Regional Species Lists

 * Australia

Keys to Species

 * Australia