Ectatomma
{{Short description|Genus of ants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Ectatomma tuberculatum casent0173380 profile 1.jpg
|image_caption= Ectatomma tuberculatum worker, the type species of the genus
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|taxon = Ectatomma
|authority = Smith, 1858
|type_species = Formica tuberculata
|type_species_authority = Olivier, 1792
|diversity_link = #Species
|diversity = 16 species
|diversity_ref = {{AntCat|429500|Ectatomma|2014|accessdate=4 July 2014}}
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Ectatomma is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus contains 17 described extant species and one extinct species.
Distribution and habitat
Ectatomma is one of the most common genera in the Neotropical region, with most species being South American in their distribution, but others can be found in Central America as well as sparse populations in the Caribbean. Ectatomma may be found in rainforests, savannas, dry environments and cultivated areas.
Species
File:Ectatomma gracile Emery 1891 fig 1.jpg holotype male illustration]]
- Ectatomma brunneum Smith, 1858
- Ectatomma confine Mayr, 1870
- Ectatomma edentatum Roger, 1863
- Ectatomma gibbum Kugler & Brown, 1982
- Ectatomma goninion Kugler & Brown, 1982
- †Ectatomma gracile Emery, 1891
- Ectatomma lugens Emery, 1894
- Ectatomma muticum Mayr, 1870
- Ectatomma opaciventre (Roger, 1861)
- Ectatomma parasiticum Feitosa & Fresneau, 2008
- Ectatomma permagnum Forel, 1908
- Ectatomma planidens Borgmeier, 1939
- Ectatomma quadridens (Fabricius, 1793)
- Ectatomma ruidum (Roger, 1860)
- Ectatomma suzanae Almeida Filho, 1986
- Ectatomma tuberculatum (Olivier, 1792)
- Ectatomma vizottoi Almeida Filho, 1987
See also
- Pseudectatomma, meaning "false Ectatomma", extinct genus of ants
References
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{{cite web |url=http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=ectatomma&rank=genus&project=allantwebants|title= Genus: Ectatomma| website=antweb.org |publisher=AntWeb |access-date=21 September 2013}}
{{harvnb|Arias-Penna|2008|p=55}}
{{harvnb|Fernández|1992|p=561}}
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- {{citation |last1=Arias-Penna |first1=T. M. |editor1-last=Jiménez|editor1-first=E.|editor2-last= Fernández|editor2-first=F.|editor3-last=Arias|editor3-first=T.M.|display-editors = 3 |editor4-last=Lozano-Zambrano|editor4-first=F. H.| year=2008 |title=Subfamilia Ectatomminae. |journal=Sistemática, biogeografía y conservación de las hormigas cazadoras de Colombia. |language=es|pages=53–107 }}
- {{citation |last1=Fernández |first1=F.| year=1992 |title=Las hormigas cazadoras del género Ectatomma (Formicidae: Ponerinae) en Colombia. |journal=Caldasia |volume=16 |issue=79 |pages=551–564 |language=es}}
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External links
- {{commonscat-inline|Ectatomma|Ectatomma}}
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Category:Hymenoptera of South America
Category:Hymenoptera of North America
Category:Taxa named by Frederick Smith (entomologist)
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