Mayriella is an Indo-Australian genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Colonies in this genus are very small, typically consisting of 50 - 100 individuals.Shattuck, S.O. & Barnett, N.J. 2007. Revision of the ant genus Mayriella (pp. 437-458). In Snelling, R.R., Fisher, B.L. & Ward, P.S. (eds). Advances in ant systematics: homage to E. O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp. They are diurnal.
Biology Species of this genus are encountered in moist forested areas, where most specimens have been found in wet regions, while some species have been found in dry sclerophyll areas, although this is usually uncommon. Colonies only consist of 50 - 100 individuals, and nests are found in soil, typically under stones or around a small mound that contains an entrance.Wheeler, W. M. 1935e. The Australian ant genus Mayriella Forel. Psyche (Cambridge.) 42: 151-160 (page 151, Mayriella in Myrmicinae, Meranoplini) Ants of this genus contain stings.
Species Mayriella abstinens Forel, 1902 Mayriella ebbei Shattuck & Barnett, 2007 Mayriella granulata Dlussky & Radchenko, 1990 Mayriella occidua Shattuck, 2007 Mayriella overbecki Viehmeyer, 1925 Mayriella sharpi Shattuck & Barnett, 2007 Mayriella spinosior Wheeler, W.M., 1935 Mayriella transfuga Baroni Urbani, 1977 Mayriella warchalowskii Borowiec, 2007
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