''Protanilla'' 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 subterranean

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

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Leptanillinae Leptanillinae is a subfamily of primitive 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 ...

. Known from the

Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...

, the genus contains about thirteen species. The genus was erected by Taylor (1990) for the

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''P. rafflesi'', described from workers from

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. Species in this genus have long and downcurved mandibles with peg-like tooth on the inner margins. Four species are known from

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

(''P. bicolor'', ''P. concolor'', ''P. gengma'' and ''P. tibeta''), one from

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

(''P. lini''), one from

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

(''P. schoedli'') and a couple from

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

(''P. wardi'', ''P. flamma'').

Species

*'' Protanilla beijingensis'' Man ''et al.'', 2017 *'' Protanilla bicolor'' Xu, 2002 *'' Protanilla concolor'' Xu, 2002 *''

Protanilla flamma ''Protanilla'' is a genus of subterranean ants in the subfamily Leptanillinae. Known from the Indomalayan realm, the genus contains about thirteen species. The genus was erected by Taylor (1990) for the type species ''P. rafflesi'', described fro ...

'' Baidya & Bagchi, 2020 *''

Protanilla furcomandibula ''Protanilla furcomandibula'', formerly ''Furcotanilla furcomandibula'', is a species of ant in the subfamily Leptanillinae. It is only known from Yunnan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in Ea ...

'' Xu & Zhang, 2002 *'' Protanilla gengma'' Xu, 2012 *'' Protanilla izanagi'' Terayama, 2013 *''

Protanilla jongi ''Protanilla'' is a genus of subterranean ants in the subfamily Leptanillinae. Known from the Indomalayan realm, the genus contains about thirteen species. The genus was erected by Taylor (1990) for the type species ''P. rafflesi'', described fro ...

'' Hsu ''et al.'', 2017 *'' Protanilla lini'' Terayama, 2009 *'' Protanilla rafflesi'' Taylor, 1990 *''

Protanilla schoedli ''Protanilla'' is a genus of subterranean ants in the subfamily Leptanillinae. Known from the Indomalayan realm, the genus contains about thirteen species. The genus was erected by Taylor (1990) for the type species ''P. rafflesi'', described fro ...

'' Baroni Urbani & De Andrade, 2006 *''

Protanilla tibeta ''Protanilla'' is a genus of subterranean ants in the subfamily Leptanillinae. Known from the Indomalayan realm, the genus contains about thirteen species. The genus was erected by Taylor (1990) for the type species ''P. rafflesi'', described fro ...

'' Xu, 2012 *''

Protanilla wardi ''Protanilla'' is a genus of subterranean ants in the subfamily Leptanillinae. Known from the Indomalayan realm, the genus contains about thirteen species. The genus was erected by Taylor (1990) for the type species ''P. rafflesi'', described fro ...

'' Bharti & Akbar, 2015

References

External links

* Leptanillinae Ant genera Hymenoptera of Asia {{ant-stub