| Ectatomminae | |
|---|---|
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| Green-head ant (Rhytidoponera metallica) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae Emery, 1895 |
| Type genus | |
| Ectatomma Smith, 1858 | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 7 genera | |
Ectatomminae is a subfamily of ants in the poneromorph subfamilies group containing four extant and three extinct genera in two tribes.[2] The subfamily was described in 2003 when Barry Bolton divided the Ponerinae subfamily into six subfamilies.[3]
Genera
- Ectatomminae Emery, 1895
- Ectatommini Emery, 1895
- †Canapone Dlussky, 1999
- Ectatomma Smith, 1858
- †Electroponera Wheeler, 1915
- Gnamptogenys Roger, 1863
- †Pseudectatomma Dlussky & Wedman, 2012
- Rhytidoponera Mayr, 1862
- Typhlomyrmecini Emery, 1911
- Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 1862
- Ectatommini Emery, 1895
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Ectatomminae". AntCat. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ "Subfamily: Ectatomminae". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ Fisher, Brian L.; Cover, Stefan P. (2007). Ants of North America: A Guide to the Genera. University of California Press. pp. 57–58. ISBN 978-0-520-93455-9.
External links
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