2009/04/06 by Philip S. Ward, Seán G. Brady · 14 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Plant and animal studies #Insect and Pesticide Research #Biology #Subfamily #Hymenoptera #Genus #Synonym (taxonomy) #Zoology #Phylogenetic tree #Gene #Genetics
paper · pdf · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2063.1.2
published in Zootaxa 2063(1) (Q15088586)
openalex publication_date 2009/04/06 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
The ant genus Amyrmex Kusnezov (1953), previously known only from several males collected more than fifty years ago in Tucumán, Argentina, is redescribed on the basis of more recent material from Argentina and Brazil. Using DNA sequence data from seven nuclear genes we investigate the phylogenetic position of Amyrmex and demonstrate that it is a member of the subfamily Leptanilloidinae, rather than the Dolichoderinae to which it had been previously assigned. This placement is also supported by a reevaluation of morphological traits. Amyrmex is possibly a senior synonym of the worker-based genus Asphinctanilloides Brandão, Diniz, Agosti & Delabie (1999), but additional study is needed to establish generic limits within the Leptanilloidinae and to reliably associate male and worker castes.