Ectatomma
| Ectatomma | |
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| Ectatomma tuberculatum worker, the type species of the genus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini
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| Genus: | Ectatomma Smith, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Formica tuberculata Olivier, 1792
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 16 species | |
Ectatomma is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus contains 17 described extant species and one extinct species.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Ectatomma is one of the most common genera in the Neotropical region,
Species
- Ectatomma brunneum Smith, 1858
- Ectatomma confine Mayr, 1870
- Ectatomma edentatum Roger, 1863
- Ectatomma gibbum Kugler & Brown, 1982
- Ectatomma goninion Kugler & Brown, 1982
- †Ectatomma gracile Emery, 1891
- Ectatomma lugens Emery, 1894
- Ectatomma muticum Mayr, 1870
- Ectatomma opaciventre (Roger, 1861)
- Ectatomma parasiticum Feitosa & Fresneau, 2008
- Ectatomma permagnum Forel, 1908
- Ectatomma planidens Borgmeier, 1939
- Ectatomma quadridens (Fabricius, 1793)
- Ectatomma ruidum (Roger, 1860)
- Ectatomma suzanae Almeida Filho, 1986
- Ectatomma tuberculatum (Olivier, 1792)
- Ectatomma vizottoi Almeida Filho, 1987
See also
- Pseudectatomma, meaning "false Ectatomma", extinct genus of ants
References
- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Ectatomma". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Ectatomma". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Fernández 1992, p. 561
- ^ Arias-Penna 2008, p. 55
- Arias-Penna, T. M. (2008), Jiménez, E.; Fernández, F.; Arias, T.M.; et al. (eds.), "Subfamilia Ectatomminae.", Sistemática, biogeografía y conservación de las hormigas cazadoras de Colombia. (in Spanish): 53–107
- Fernández, F. (1992), "Las hormigas cazadoras del género Ectatomma (Formicidae: Ponerinae) en Colombia.", Caldasia (in Spanish), 16 (79): 551–564
External links
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