''Zasphinctus'' is a
genus
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of
ant
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s in the
subfamily
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Dorylinae
Dorylinae is an ant subfamily, with distributions in both the Old World and New World. Brady ''et al.'' (2014) synonymized the previous dorylomorph subfamilies (Aenictinae, Aenictogitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Ecitoninae, and Leptanilloidinae) under ...
. The genus is a
pantropical
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''Neotropical'' is a zoogeogra ...
and distinctive group, originally described by
Wheeler
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(1918) based on ''"
Sphinctomyrmex
''Sphinctomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. The genus is a tropical and distinctive group, originally described by Mayr based on a single gyne collected in Brazil. Morphologically, the genus is characterized by the unique ...
" turneri'' collected in Queensland, Australia.
''Zasphinctus'' was first described as a subgenus of ''"Eusphinctus"'', and then synonymized into ''Sphinctomyrmex'', to later be raised to full genus status by Borowiec (2016),
who included approximately 20 species in the new genus circumscription.
Species
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Zasphinctus asper''
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Zasphinctus caledonicus''
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Zasphinctus cedaris''
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Zasphinctus chariensis''
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Zasphinctus clarus''
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Zasphinctus cribratus
''Zasphinctus'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. The genus is a pantropical and distinctive group, originally described by Wheeler (1918) based on ''"Sphinctomyrmex" turneri'' collected in Queensland, Australia. ''Zasphinctus'' was ...
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Zasphinctus duchaussoyi''
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Zasphinctus emeryi''
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Zasphinctus froggatti''
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Zasphinctus imbecilis''
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Zasphinctus marcoyi''
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Zasphinctus mjobergi''
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Zasphinctus myops''
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Zasphinctus nigricans''
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Zasphinctus obamai''
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Zasphinctus occidentalis'' (
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Zasphinctus rufiventris
''Zasphinctus'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. The genus is a pantropical and distinctive group, originally described by Wheeler (1918) based on ''"Sphinctomyrmex" turneri'' collected in Queensland, Australia. ''Zasphinctus'' was ...
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Zasphinctus sarowiwai
''Zasphinctus'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. The genus is a pantropical and distinctive group, originally described by Wheeler (1918) based on ''"Sphinctomyrmex" turneri'' collected in Queensland, Australia. ''Zasphinctus'' was ...
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Zasphinctus septtrionalis
''Zasphinctus'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. The genus is a pantropical and distinctive group, originally described by Wheeler (1918) based on ''"Sphinctomyrmex" turneri'' collected in Queensland, Australia. ''Zasphinctus'' was ...
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Zasphinctus siamensis
''Zasphinctus'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. The genus is a pantropical and distinctive group, originally described by William Morton Wheeler, Wheeler (1918) based on ''"Sphinctomyrmex" turneri'' collected in Queensland, Austral ...
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Zasphinctus steinheili''
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Zasphinctus trux''
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Zasphinctus turneri''
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Zasphinctus wilsoni''
References
Dorylinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Asia
Hymenoptera of Africa
Hymenoptera of Australia
Pantropical fauna
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