''Terataner'' is an African
genus
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of arboreal
ant
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s in the
subfamily
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Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae is a subfamily
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.
Distribution
The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the
Afrotropics
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, 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
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and one from
South Africa
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, 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''
(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 grou ...
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(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
Taxa named by Carlo Emery
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