''Cataulacus'' 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
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 in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae is a subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily ...
.
The genus is distributed in the
Paleotropical regions, mainly in the
Afrotropics. Most species are found in forests, but a few are known from more open and arid habitats.
Species
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Cataulacus adpressus''
Bolton, 1974
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Cataulacus anthracinus''
(Heer, 1849)
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Cataulacus bequaerti''
Forel, 1913
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Cataulacus boltoni''
Snelling, 1979
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Cataulacus brevisetosus
''Cataulacus'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is distributed in the Paleotropical regions, mainly in the Afrotropics. Most species are found in forests, but a few are known from more open and arid habitats.
Species
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Forel, 1901
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Cataulacus catuvolcus''
Bolton, 1974
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Cataulacus centrurus''
Bolton, 1982
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Cataulacus cestus''
Bolton, 1982
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Cataulacus chapmani''
Bolton, 1974
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Cataulacus difficilis''
Santschi, 1916
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Cataulacus ebrardi''
Forel, 1886
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Cataulacus egenus''
Santschi, 1911
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Cataulacus elongatus''
Santschi, 1924
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Cataulacus erinaceus''
Stitz, 1910
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Cataulacus flagitiosus''
Smith, 1862
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Cataulacus fricatidorsus''
Santschi, 1914
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Cataulacus granulatus''
(Latreille, 1802)
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Cataulacus greggi''
Bolton, 1974
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Cataulacus guineensis''
Smith, 1853
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Cataulacus hispidulus''
Smith, 1865
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Cataulacus horridus''
Smith, 1857
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Cataulacus huberi''
André, 1890
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Cataulacus impressus''
Bolton, 1974
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Cataulacus inermis''
Santschi, 1924
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Cataulacus intrudens''
(Smith, 1876)
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Cataulacus jacksoni''
Bolton, 1982
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Cataulacus jeanneli''
Santschi, 1914
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Cataulacus kenyensis''
Santschi, 1935
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Cataulacus kohli''
Mayr, 1895
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Cataulacus latissimus''
Emery, 1893
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Cataulacus latus''
Forel, 1891
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Cataulacus lobatus''
Mayr, 1895
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Cataulacus longinodus''
Forel, 1912
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Cataulacus lujae''
Forel, 1911
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Cataulacus marginatus''
Bolton, 1974
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Cataulacus mckeyi''
Snelling, 1979
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Cataulacus micans''
Mayr, 1901
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Cataulacus mocquerysi''
André, 1889
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Cataulacus moloch''
Bolton, 1982
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Cataulacus muticus''
Emery, 1889
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Cataulacus nenassus''
Bolton, 1974
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Cataulacus oberthueri''
Forel, 1891
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Cataulacus pilosus''
Santschi, 1920
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Cataulacus planiceps''
Emery, 1891
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Cataulacus plebeius''
De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 2004
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Cataulacus pompom''
Snelling, 1979
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Cataulacus porcatus''
Emery, 1899
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Cataulacus praetextus''
Smith, 1867
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Cataulacus pullus''
Santschi, 1910
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Cataulacus pygmaeus''
André, 1890
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Cataulacus regularis''
Forel, 1892
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Cataulacus resinosus''
Viehmeyer, 1913
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Cataulacus reticulatus''
Smith, 1857
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Cataulacus satrap''
Bolton, 1982
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Cataulacus setosus''
Smith, 1860
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Cataulacus silvestrii''
Emery, 1891
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Cataulacus simoni''
Emery, 1893
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Cataulacus striativentris''
Santschi, 1924
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Cataulacus taprobanae''
Smith, 1853
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Cataulacus tardus''
Santschi, 1914
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Cataulacus taylori''
Bolton, 1982
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Cataulacus tenuis''
Emery, 1899
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Cataulacus theobromicola''
Santschi, 1939
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Cataulacus traegaordhi''
Santschi, 1914
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Cataulacus voeltzkowi''
Forel, 1907
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Cataulacus vorticus''
Bolton, 1974
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Cataulacus wasmanni''
Forel, 1897
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Cataulacus weissi''
Santschi, 1913
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Cataulacus wissmannii''
Forel, 1894
References
External links
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Myrmicinae
Ant genera
Taxa named by Frederick Smith (entomologist)
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