Phasmomyrmex

This is currently a subgenus of Camponotus. Please see Camponotus for further information.

Hita Garcia, Wiesel and Fischer (2013) - Phasmomyrmex is a very species-poor subgenus with only four species. All are found in the Afrotropical region (Bolton, 2012). The species were described independently from each other in different genera. Their respective generic affiliations remained unstable until they were finally considered to be congeneric (Bolton, 1995, 2003). Despite the small number of species and known specimens a modern taxonomic treatment is still lacking. Biological details of Phasmomyrmex is very limited but they do appear to be arboreal.

Nomenclature

 *  PHASMOMYRMEX [Formicinae: Camponotini]
 * Phasmomyrmex Stitz, 1910: 146. Type-species: Phasmomyrmex sericeus (junior synonym of Camponotus buchneri), by monotypy.
 * Phasmomyrmex subgenus of Camponotus: Forel, 1912i: 90.
 * Phasmomyrmex revived status as genus: Emery, 1920b: 252; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 701.
 * Current subgenera of Phasmomyrmex: nominal plus  Myrmacantha, Myrmorhachis.