Ocymyrmex
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Ocymyrmex is an African genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae, also commonly known as hotrod ants.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Species are thermophilic (thrives at relatively high temperatures) and live in dry savanna to extreme desert conditions in parts of the Afrotropics.[3] They seem to be restricted to Southern and Eastern Africa, with no species occurring in West and Central Africa, or the sub-Saharan Sahelian Zone.[4] Their nests are located deep in the ground, usually in sandy soil, with colonies consisting of 200 to 1000 individuals.[3][4] Adapted to arid climates, they move remarkably fast during the day. They feed mainly on corpses of heat-stricken animals, living termites and seeds.[4]
Species
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Ocymyrmex afradu Bolton & Marsh, 1989
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Ocymyrmex alacer Bolton & Marsh, 1989
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Ocymyrmex ankhu Bolton, 1981
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Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
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Ocymyrmex cavatodorsatus Prins, 1965
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Ocymyrmex celer Weber, 1943
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Ocymyrmex cilliei Bolton & Marsh, 1989
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Ocymyrmex cursor Bolton, 1981
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Ocymyrmex dekerus Bolton & Marsh, 1989
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Ocymyrmex engytachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
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Ocymyrmex flavescens Stitz, 1923
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Ocymyrmex flaviventris Santschi, 1914
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Ocymyrmex foreli Arnold, 1916
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Ocymyrmex fortior Santschi, 1911
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Ocymyrmex gariepensis Bolton & Marsh, 1989
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Ocymyrmex gordoni Bolton & Marsh, 1989
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Ocymyrmex hirsutus Forel, 1910
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Ocymyrmex ignotus Bolton & Marsh, 1989
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Ocymyrmex kahas Bolton & Marsh, 1989
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Ocymyrmex laticeps Forel, 1901
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Ocymyrmex micans Forel, 1910
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Ocymyrmex monardi Santschi, 1930
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Ocymyrmex nitidulus Emery, 1892
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Ocymyrmex okys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
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Ocymyrmex phraxus Bolton, 1981
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Ocymyrmex picardi Forel, 1901
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Ocymyrmex resekhes Bolton & Marsh, 1989
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Ocymyrmex robecchii Emery, 1892
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Ocymyrmex robustior Stitz, 1923
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Ocymyrmex shushan Bolton, 1981
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Ocymyrmex sobek Bolton, 1981
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Ocymyrmex sphinx Bolton, 1981
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Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
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Ocymyrmex turneri Donisthorpe, 1931
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Ocymyrmex velox Santschi, 1932
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Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri Emery, 1892
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Ocymyrmex zekhem Bolton, 1981
References
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^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Ocymyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
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^ "Genus: Ocymyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
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^ a b Bolton, B.; Marsh, A. C. (1989). "The Afrotropical thermophilic ant genus Ocymyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Journal of Natural History. 23 (6): 1267–1308. doi:10.1080/00222938900770681.
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^ a b c Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. (2013). "The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography". Journal of East African Natural History. 101 (2): 127. doi:10.2982/028.101.0201. S2CID 84797311.
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Ocymyrmex: Brief Summary
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Ocymyrmex is an African genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae, also commonly known as hotrod ants.
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