Trachymyrmex
| Trachymyrmex | |
|---|---|
| Trachymyrmex septentrionalis worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Trachymyrmex Forel, 1893 |
| Type species | |
| Atta septentrionalis McCook, 1881 | |
| Diversity | |
| 48 species | |
Trachymyrmex is a genus of fungus-growing ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is mainly tropical in distribution, with most species being found in Central and South America.
The queens of the species appear to mate with only one male on their nuptial flight.