Acanthomyrmex Explained

Acanthomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is known from South East Asia. Its species are dimorphic, with major workers in some genera having heads twice the length (and ten times the volume) than that of the minor workers. They live in small colonies and are rarely collected in the field. There are 17 species of Acanthomyrmex.

List of species

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Scientific nameAuthorityMajor worker pictureMinor worker picture
Acanthomyrmex basispinosusMoffett, 1986
Acanthomyrmex careoscrobisMoffett, 1986
Acanthomyrmex concavus Moffett, 1986
Acanthomyrmex crassispinusWheeler, W.M., 1930
Acanthomyrmex dusunWheeler, W.M., 1919
Acanthomyrmex feroxEmery, 1893
Acanthomyrmex foveolatusMoffett, 1986
Acanthomyrmex glabfemoralis Zhou & Zheng, 1997
Acanthomyrmex humilisEguchi, Bui & Yamane, 2008
Acanthomyrmex laevisMoffett, 1986
Acanthomyrmex luciolaeEmery, 1893
Acanthomyrmex mindanaoMoffett, 1986
Acanthomyrmex minus Terayama, Ito & Gobin, 1998
Acanthomyrmex notabilisSmith, F., 1860
Acanthomyrmex padanensisTerayama, Ito & Gobin, 1998
Acanthomyrmex sulawesiensis Terayama, Ito & Gobin, 1998
Acanthomyrmex thailandensisTerayama, 1995