Zatania
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Zatania albimaculata worker specimen | |
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Genus: | Zatania LaPolla, Kallal & Brady, 2012
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7 species |
Zatania is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[2] The genus is known from Central America and the Greater Antilles.[3]
The generic name is derived from Greek za, "very", tany, "long", referencing its elongated body features.[3]
Species[]
- (Santschi, 1930)
- (Smith & Lavigne, 1973)
- (Wheeler, 1936)
- †Zatania electra LaPolla, Kallal & Brady, 2012
- (Roger, 1863)
- LaPolla, Kallal & Brady, 2012
- (Fontenla, 2000)
References[]
- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Zatania". AntCat. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Genus: Zatania". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ a b LaPolla, J. S.; Kallal, R. J.; Brady, S. G. (2012). "A new ant genus from the Greater Antilles and Central America, Zatania (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), exemplifies the utility of male and molecular character systems". Systematic Entomology. 37: 200–214. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00605.x. S2CID 84919642.
Categories:
- Formicinae
- Ant genera
- Hymenoptera of North America
- Formicinae stubs