Nomamyrmex

Identification
Watkins (1977) - Workers: postpetiole distinct from gaster; antennal insertions not covered by frontal carinae; each eye composed of a single ocellus-like unit; each tarsal claw with a small inner tooth; scape thick (apical width greater than one-third its length). Males: length 15-23 mm; gaster cylindrical with conspicuous tufts of long dense setae.

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



Nomenclature

 *  NOMAMYRMEX [Ecitoninae: Ecitonini]
 * Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 1936: 55 [as subgenus of Eciton]. Type-species: Eciton crassicornis, by original designation.
 * Nomamyrmex subgenus of Eciton: Kusnezov, 1956: 9.
 * Nomamyrmex raised to genus: Borgmeier, 1953: 4; Borgmeier, 1955: 135; Smith, M.R. 1958c: 108.