Aphomomyrmex
| Aphomomyrmex | |
|---|---|
| Aphonomyrmex afer worker from South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
| Genus: | Aphomomyrmex Emery, 1899 |
| Species: | A. afer |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphomomyrmex afer Emery, 1899 | |
Aphomomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. It contains the single species Aphomomyrmex afer, known from Africa (Cameroon and South Africa). The genus is closely related to Petalomyrmex.