Melophorus (meaning "honey carrier") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is endemic to Australia, where its species are common in arid and semiarid areas.
Species
Melophorus aeneovirens (Lowne, 1865) Melophorus anderseni Agosti, 1998 Melophorus bagoti Lubbock, 1883 Melophorus biroi Forel, 1907 Melophorus bruneus McAreavey, 1949 Melophorus constans Santschi, 1928 Melophorus curtus Forel, 1902 Melophorus fieldi Forel, 1910 Melophorus fulvihirtus Clark, 1941 Melophorus hirsutus Forel, 1902 Melophorus insularis Wheeler, 1934 Melophorus iridescens (Emery, 1887) Melophorus laticeps Wheeler, 1915 Melophorus ludius Forel, 1902 Melophorus majeri Agosti, 1998 Melophorus marius Forel, 1910 Melophorus mjobergi Forel, 1915 Melophorus omniparens Forel, 1915 Melophorus pillipes Santschi, 1919 Melophorus potteri McAreavey, 1947 Melophorus scipio Forel, 1915 Melophorus turneri Forel, 1910 Melophorus wheeleri Forel, 1910
See also Honeypot ant
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