Myrmelachista

Myrmelachista is an exclusively Neotropical ant genus. The ants from this genus nest and forage in live or dead trees, but data on its life cycle are relatively scarce. The taxonomy of this genus is considerably complex. (Nakano et al., 2015.)

Identification
Antennal count for any species within the genus may be 9 or 10 segments.

Species richness
Species richness by country based on regional taxon lists (countries with darker colours are more species-rich). View Data



Nomenclature

 *  MYRMELACHISTA [Formicinae: Plagiolepidini]
 * Myrmelachista Roger, 1863a: 162. Type-species: Myrmelachista kraatzii, by monotypy.
 * Myrmelachista senior synonym of Decamera Roger (junior homonym), Hincksidris, Neaphomus: Snelling, R.R. & Hunt, 1976: 110.
 * HINCKSIDRIS [junior synonym of Myrmelachista]
 * Hincksidris Donisthorpe, 1944b: 59 [as subgenus of Myrmelachista]. Replacement name for Decamera Roger, 1863a: 166. [Junior homonym of Decamera Mulsant, 1842: 503 (Coleoptera).]
 * Hincksidris junior synonym of Myrmelachista: Snelling, R.R. & Hunt, 1976: 110.
 * NEAPHOMUS [junior synonym of Myrmelachista]
 * Neaphomus Menozzi, 1935c: 324 [as subgenus of Aphomomyrmex]. Type-species: Aphomomyrmex (Neaphomus) goetschi, by monotypy.
 * Neaphomus raised to genus: Kempf, 1972a: 152; Dlussky & Fedoseeva, 1988: 77.
 * Neaphomus junior synonym of Myrmelachista: Snelling, R.R. & Hunt, 1976: 110; Bolton, 1994: 50.