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Ectatomminae

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Ectatomminae
Green-head ant (Rhytidoponera metallica)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ectatomminae
Emery, 1895
Type genus
Ectatomma
Smith, 1858
Diversity[1]
15 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] Heteroponinae used to be its own subfamily, but was merged into Ectatomminae in 2022.[4]

Taxonomy

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References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Ectatomminae". AntCat. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Subfamily: Ectatomminae". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Camacho, G.P.; et al. (25 January 2022). "UCE phylogenomics resolves major relationships among ectaheteromorph ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae, Heteroponerinae): a new classification for the subfamilies and the description of a new genus". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 1 (5): 1. doi:10.1093/isd/ixab026. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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