''Anochetus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of small, carnivorous
ant
Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...
s found in the
tropics
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the equator, where the sun may shine directly overhead. This contrasts with the temperate or polar regions of Earth, where the Sun can never be directly overhead. This is because of Earth's ax ...
and
subtropics
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones immediately to the north and south of the tropics. Geographically part of the temperate zones of both hemispheres, they cover the middle latitudes from to approximately ...
throughout the world.
This genus is present in both the Old and New World and is certainly native to all continents except Antarctica and Europe. In Europe only a single species, ''Anochetus ghilianii'', has been found, and it is not certain it is native to its European range (Province of Cadiz and Gibraltar).
However ''A. ghilianii'' is native to Morocco.
''Anochetus'' is of some note due to it being one of the relatively few genera that possess ''trap-jaws'', or specialized long mandibles that have a rapid closing mechanism. However, it is the only other genus, other than ''Odontomachus'' that uses the mandibles for predator evasion as well as prey capture.
Species
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Anochetus africanus''
(Mayr, 1865)
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Anochetus agilis
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.
This genus is present in both the Old and New World and is certainly native to all continents except Antarctica and Europe. In Europe o ...
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Emery, 1901
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Anochetus alae''
Shattuck & Slipinska, 2012
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Anochetus altisquamis''
Mayr, 1887
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Anochetus ambiguus
''Anochetus ambiguus'' is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily Ponerinae known from two possibly Miocene fossils found on Hispaniola. ''A. ambiguus'' is one of eight species in the ant genus ''Anochetus'' to have been described from fossils ...
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De Andrade, 1994
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Anochetus angolensis''
Brown, 1978
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Anochetus armstrongi''
McAreavey, 1949
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Anochetus avius''
Shattuck & Slipinska, 2012
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Anochetus bequaerti
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.
This genus is present in both the Old and New World and is certainly native to all continents except Antarctica and Europe. In Europe o ...
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Forel, 1913
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Anochetus bispinosus
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.
This genus is present in both the Old and New World and is certainly native to all continents except Antarctica and Europe. In Europe o ...
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(Smith, 1858)
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Anochetus boltoni''
Fisher & Smith, 2008
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Anochetus brevidentatus
''Anochetus brevidentatus'' is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily Ponerinae known from two possibly Miocene fossils found on Hispaniola. ''A. ambiguus'' is one of eight species in the ant genus ''Anochetus'' to have been described from fo ...
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MacKay, 1991
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Anochetus brevis''
Brown, 1978
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Anochetus bytinskii
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.
This genus is present in both the Old and New World and is certainly native to all continents except Antarctica and Europe. In Europe o ...
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Kugler & Ionescu, 2007
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Anochetus cato
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.
This genus is present in both the Old and New World and is certainly native to all continents except Antarctica and Europe. In Europe o ...
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Forel, 1901
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Anochetus chirichinii
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones immediately to the north and south of the tropics. Geographically part of the ...
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Emery, 1897
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Anochetus chocoensis
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones immediately to the north and south of the tropics. Geographically part of the ...
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Fernández, 2008
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Anochetus conisquamis
''Anochetus conisquamis'' is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily Ponerinae known from one possibly Miocene fossil found on Hispaniola. ''A. conisquamis'' is one of eight species in the ant genus ''Anochetus'' to have been described from fo ...
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De Andrade, 1994
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Anochetus consultans
''Anochetus consultans'' is a species of ant in the subfamily Ponerinae. It can be found from Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in Sout ...
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(Walker, 1859)
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Anochetus corayi
''Anochetus corayi'' is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily Ponerinae known from one possibly Miocene fossil found on Hispaniola. ''A. corayi'' is one of eight species in the ant genus ''Anochetus'' to have been described from fossils foun ...
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Baroni Urbani, 1980
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Anochetus cryptus
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.
This genus is present in both the Old and New World and is certainly native to all continents except Antarctica and Europe. In Europe o ...
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Bharti & Wachkoo, 2013
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Anochetus daedalus
''Anochetus daedalus'' is a species of trap-jaw ant in the subfamily Ponerinae
Ponerinae, the ponerine ants, is a subfamily of ants in the Poneromorph subfamilies group, with about 1,600 species in 47 extant genera, including '' Dinoponera ...
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Anochetus diegensis
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones immediately to the north and south of the tropics. Geographically part of the ...
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Forel, 1912
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Anochetus dubius
''Anochetus dubius'' is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily Ponerinae known from two possibly Miocene fossils found on Hispaniola. ''A. dubius'' is one of eight species in the ant genus ''Anochetus'' to have been described from fossils fou ...
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De Andrade, 1994
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Anochetus elegans
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.
This genus is present in both the Old and New World and is certainly native to all continents except Antarctica and Europe. In Europe o ...
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Lattke, 1987
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Anochetus emarginatus''
(Fabricius, 1804)
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Anochetus evansi''
Crawley, 1922
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Anochetus exstinctus
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.
This genus is present in both the Old and New World and is certainly native to all continents except Antarctica and Europe. In Europe o ...
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De Andrade, 1994
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Anochetus faurei''
Arnold, 1948
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Anochetus filicornis''
(Wheeler, 1929)
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Anochetus fricatus''
Wilson, 1959
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Anochetus fuliginosus''
Arnold, 1948
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Anochetus ghilianii''
(Spinola, 1851)
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Anochetus gladiator''
(Mayr, 1862)
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Anochetus goodmani''
Fisher & Smith, 2008
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Anochetus graeffei''
Mayr, 1870
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Anochetus grandidieri''
Forel, 1891
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Anochetus haytianus
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.
This genus is present in both the Old and New World and is certainly native to all continents except Antarctica and Europe. In Europe o ...
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Wheeler & Mann, 1914
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Anochetus hohenbergiae''
Feitosa & Delabie, 2012
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Anochetus horridus''
Kempf, 1964
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Anochetus inca''
Wheeler, 1925
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Anochetus incultus''
Brown, 1978
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Anochetus ineditus''
Baroni Urbani, 1971
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Anochetus inermis''
André, 1889
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Anochetus intermedius
''Anochetus intermedius'' is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily Ponerinae known from two possibly Miocene fossils found on Hispaniola. ''A. intermedius'' is one of eight species in the ant genus ''Anochetus'' to have been described from f ...
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De Andrade, 1994
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Anochetus isolatus''
Mann, 1919
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Anochetus jonesi''
Arnold, 1926
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Anochetus kanariensis''
Forel, 1900
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Anochetus katonae''
Forel, 1907
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Anochetus kempfi''
Brown, 1978
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Anochetus levaillanti''
Emery, 1895
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Anochetus leyticus''
Zettel, 2012
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Anochetus longifossatus''
Mayr, 1897
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Anochetus longispinus''
Wheeler, 1936
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Anochetus lucidus
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the equator, where the sun may shine directly overhead. This contrasts with the temperate or polar regions of Earth, ...
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De Andrade, 1994
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Anochetus madagascarensis''
Forel, 1887
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Anochetus madaraszi''
Mayr, 1897
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Anochetus maryatiae''
Nuril Aida & Idris, 2011
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Anochetus maynei''
Forel, 1913
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Anochetus mayri''
Emery, 1884
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Anochetus menozzii''
Donisthorpe, 1941
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Anochetus micans''
Brown, 1978
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Anochetus minans''
Mann, 1922
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Anochetus miserabilis''
González-Campero & Elizalde, 2008
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Anochetus mixtus
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.
This genus is present in both the Old and New World and is certainly native to all continents except Antarctica and Europe. In Europe o ...
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Radchenko, 1993
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Anochetus modicus''
Brown, 1978
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Anochetus muzziolii''
Menozzi, 1932
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Anochetus myops''
Emery, 1893
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Anochetus natalensis''
Arnold, 1926
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Anochetus neglectus''
Emery, 1894
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Anochetus nietneri''
(Roger, 1861)
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Anochetus obscuratus''
Santschi, 1911
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Anochetus obscurior
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.
This genus is present in both the Old and New World and is certainly native to all continents except Antarctica and Europe. In Europe o ...
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Brown, 1978
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Anochetus orchidicola''
Brown, 1978
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Anochetus oriens''
Kempf, 1964
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Anochetus orientalis''
André, 1887
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Anochetus pangantihoni''
Zettel, 2012
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Anochetus pangens''
(Walker, 1859)
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Anochetus paripungens''
Brown, 1978
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Anochetus pattersoni''
Fisher & Smith, 2008
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Anochetus pellucidus''
o authors 1902
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Anochetus peracer''
Brown, 1978
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Anochetus princeps''
Emery, 1884
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Anochetus pubescens''
Brown, 1978
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Anochetus punctaticeps''
Mayr, 1901
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Anochetus pupulatus''
Brown, 1978
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Anochetus rectangularis''
Mayr, 1876
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Anochetus renatae''
Shattuck & Slipinska, 2012
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Anochetus risii''
Forel, 1900
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Anochetus rossi''
Donisthorpe, 1949
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Anochetus rothschildi''
Forel, 1907
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Anochetus rufolatus''
Shattuck & Slipinska, 2012
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Anochetus rufostenus''
Shattuck & Slipinska, 2012
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Anochetus rufus''
(Jerdon, 1851)
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Anochetus ruginotus''
Stitz, 1925
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Anochetus rugosus''
(Smith, 1857)
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Anochetus schoedli''
Zettel, 2012
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Anochetus sedilloti''
Emery, 1884
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Anochetus seminiger''
Donisthorpe, 1943
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Anochetus shohki''
Terayama, 1996
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Anochetus simoni''
Emery, 1890
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Anochetus siphneus''
Brown, 1978
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Anochetus splendidulus''
Yasumatsu, 1940
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Anochetus striatulus''
Emery, 1890
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Anochetus strigatellus''
Brown, 1978
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Anochetus subcoecus''
Forel, 1912
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Anochetus taiwaniensis''
Terayama, 1989
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Anochetus talpa''
Forel, 1901
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Anochetus targionii''
Emery, 1894
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Anochetus testaceus''
Forel, 1893
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Anochetus traegaordhi''
Mayr, 1904
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Anochetus tua''
Brown, 1978
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Anochetus turneri''
Forel, 1900
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Anochetus validus''
Bharti & Wachkoo, 2013
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Anochetus vallensis''
Lattke, 1987
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Anochetus variegatus''
Donisthorpe, 1938
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Anochetus veronicae''
Shattuck & Slipinska, 2012
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Anochetus vexator''
Kempf, 1964
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Anochetus victoriae''
Shattuck & Slipinska, 2012
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Anochetus werneri''
Zettel, 2012
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Anochetus wiesiae''
Shattuck & Slipinska, 2012
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Anochetus yerburyi''
Forel, 1900
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Anochetus yunnanensis''
Wang, 1993
References
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q136968
Ponerinae
Ant genera
Extant Burdigalian first appearances
Taxa named by Gustav Mayr