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''Opisthopsis'' 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 ...
Formicinae The Formicinae are a subfamily within the Formicidae containing ants of moderate evolutionary development. Formicines retain some primitive features, such as the presence of cocoons around pupae, the presence of ocelli in workers, and littl ...
. Its 13
species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
are found in
Australasia Australasia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand (overlapping with Polynesia), and sometimes including New Guinea and surrounding islands (overlapping with Melanesia). The term is used in a number of different context ...
.Wild, Alex. 2010. ''Opisthopsis''. Strobe Ants. Version 23 September 2010. http://tolweb.org/Opisthopsis/22320/2010.09.23 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/


Species

*'' Opisthopsis diadematus'' Wheeler, 1918 *'' Opisthopsis haddoni'' Emery, 1893 *'' Opisthopsis halmaherae'' Karavaiev, 1930 *'' Opisthopsis jocosus'' Wheeler, 1918 *'' Opisthopsis lienosus'' Wheeler, 1918 *'' Opisthopsis linnaei'' Forel, 1901 *'' Opisthopsis major'' Forel, 1902 *'' Opisthopsis manni'' Wheeler, 1918 *'' Opisthopsis maurus'' Wheeler, 1918 *'' Opisthopsis panops'' Bolton, 1995 *'' Opisthopsis pictus'' Emery, 1895 *'' Opisthopsis respiciens'' (Smith, 1865) *''
Opisthopsis rufithorax ''Opisthopsis'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. Its 13 species are found in Australasia.Wild, Alex. 2010. ''Opisthopsis''. Strobe Ants. Version 23 September 2010. http://tolweb.org/Opisthopsis/22320/2010.09.23 in The Tree of Life ...
'' Emery, 1895


References


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* Formicinae Ant genera {{formicinae-stub