Zatania

Zatania is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[2] The genus is known from Central America and the Greater Antilles.[3]

Zatania
Zatania albimaculata worker specimen
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Zatania

LaPolla, Kallal & Brady, 2012
Type species
Paratrechina cisipa
Diversity[1]
6 species

The generic name is derived from Greek za, "very", tany, "long", referencing its elongated body features.[3]

Species

  • Zatania albimaculata (Santschi, 1930)
  • Zatania cisipa (Smith & Lavigne, 1973)
  • Zatania electra LaPolla, Kallal & Brady, 2012
  • Zatania gibberosa (Roger, 1863)
  • Zatania gloriosa LaPolla, Kallal & Brady, 2012
  • Zatania karstica (Fontenla, 2000)

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Zatania". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Zatania". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. LaPolla, J. S.; Kallal, R. J.; Brady, S. G. (2012). "A new ant genus from the Greater Antilles and Central America, Zatania (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), exemplifies the utility of male and molecular character systems". Systematic Entomology. 37: 200–214. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00605.x.


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