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 <small>(Lowne, 1865)</small>
- Melophorus anderseni <small>Agosti, 1998</small>
- Melophorus bagoti <small>Lubbock, 1883</small>
- Melophorus biroi <small>Forel, 1907</small>
- Melophorus bruneus <small>McAreavey, 1949</small>
- Melophorus constans <small>Santschi, 1928</small>
- Melophorus curtus <small>Forel, 1902</small>
- Melophorus fieldi <small>Forel, 1910</small>
- Melophorus fulvihirtus <small>Clark, 1941</small>
- Melophorus hirsutus <small>Forel, 1902</small>
- Melophorus insularis <small>Wheeler, 1934</small>
- Melophorus iridescens <small>(Emery, 1887)</small>
- Melophorus laticeps <small>Wheeler, 1915</small>
- Melophorus ludius <small>Forel, 1902</small>
- Melophorus majeri <small>Agosti, 1998</small>
- Melophorus marius <small>Forel, 1910</small>
- Melophorus mjobergi <small>Forel, 1915</small>
- Melophorus omniparens <small>Forel, 1915</small>
- Melophorus pillipes <small>Santschi, 1919</small>
- Melophorus potteri <small>McAreavey, 1947</small>
- Melophorus scipio <small>Forel, 1915</small>
- Melophorus turneri <small>Forel, 1910</small>
- Melophorus wheeleri <small>Forel, 1910</small>
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