Technomyrmex

Garcia, Wiesel and Fischer (2013) - The majority of Technomyrmex species nest and forage arboreally or sub-arboreally and even the few species that nest in soil or leaf litter forage on trunks and in the canopy (Bolton, 2007). Some specialised myrmecophilous plants have been reported to house Technomyrmex species (Hölldobler & Wilson, 1990). The diet mainly consists of hemipteran honeydew, though most species also feed on dead or living arthropods or their brood (Bolton, 2007).

Identification Keys
Key to US Technomyrmex species

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



Nomenclature

 *  TECHNOMYRMEX [Dolichoderinae: Tapinomini]
 * Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872: 147. Type-species: Technomyrmex strenuus, by monotypy.
 * Technomyrmex senior synonym of Aphantolepis: Brown, 1953h: 5.
 * Technomyrmex senior synonym of Engramma: Shattuck, 1992c: 153.
 * Technomyrmex senior synonym of Tapinoptera: Bolton, 2007a: 4.
 * APHANTOLEPIS [junior synonym of Technomyrmex]
 * Aphantolepis Wheeler, W.M. 1930d: 44. Type-species: Aphantolepis quadricolor, by monotypy.
 * Aphantolepis junior synonym of Technomyrmex: Brown, 1953h: 5.
 * ENGRAMMA [junior synonym of Technomyrmex]
 * Engramma Forel, 1905b: 180. Type-species: Engramma lujae, by monotypy.
 * Engramma junior synonym of Technomyrmex: Shattuck, 1992c: 153; Bolton, 2007a: 4.
 * TAPINOPTERA [junior synonym of Technomyrmex]
 * Tapinoptera Santschi, 1925g: 348 [as subgenus of Tapinoma]. Type-species: Tapinoma vexatum, by monotypy.
 * Tapinoptera junior synonym of Tapinoma: Shattuck, 1992c: 146.
 * Tapinoptera junior synonym of Technomyrmex: Bolton, 2007a: 4.