Ankylomyrma
| Ankylomyrma | |
|---|---|
| A. coronacantha worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Agroecomyrmecinae |
| Tribe: | Ankylomyrmini Bolton, 2003 |
| Genus: | Ankylomyrma Bolton, 1973 |
| Species: | A. coronacantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Ankylomyrma coronacantha Bolton, 1973 | |
Ankylomyrma, from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos), meaning "curved", and μύρμηξ (múrmēx), meaning "ant", is a genus of large arboreal ants in the subfamily Agroecomyrmecinae. It contains the single species Ankylomyrma coronacantha, the sole member of the tribe Ankylomyrmini. The genus is known from Africa. Nothing is known about their biology. The genus was moved from the subfamily Myrmicinae to Agroecomyrmecinae in 2014.