''Terataner'' is an African
genus of arboreal
ants 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 subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and ...
.
Distribution
The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the
Afrotropics
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
, with the west African group nesting in rotten parts of standing trees, often high above the ground. The other group, consisting of species from east Africa,
Madagascar and one from
South Africa, nests in cavities of plants near the ground.
Species
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Terataner alluaudi''
(Emery, 1895)
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Terataner balrog''
(Hita, 2017)
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Terataner bottegoi
''Terataner'' is an African genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution
The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the Afrotropics, with the west African gro ...
''
(Emery, 1896)
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Terataner elegans''
Bernard, 1953
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Terataner foreli
''Terataner'' is an African genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution
The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the Afrotropics, with the west African gro ...
''
(Emery, 1899)
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Terataner luteus''
(Emery, 1899)
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Terataner piceus''
Menozzi, 1942
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Terataner rufipes''
Emery, 1912
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Terataner scotti''
(Forel, 1912)
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Terataner steinheili''
(Forel, 1895)
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Terataner transvaalensis''
Arnold, 1952
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Terataner velatus''
Bolton, 1981
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Terataner xaltus''
Bolton, 1981
References
External links
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Myrmicinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Africa
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