Ectatomminae Explained

Ectatomminae is a subfamily of ants in the poneromorph subfamilies group containing four extant and three extinct genera in two tribes. The subfamily was described in 2003 when Barry Bolton divided the Ponerinae subfamily into six subfamilies. Heteroponerinae used to be an independent subfamily, but was merged into Ectatomminae in 2022.^[1]

Taxonomy

• Ectatommini Emery, 1896
  • Alfaria Dlussky, 1999
  • †Canapone Dlussky, 1999
  • Ectatomma Smith, 1858
  • †Electroponera Wheeler, 1915
  • Gnamptogenys Roger, 1863
  • Holcoponera Mayr, 1887
  • Poneracantha Emery, 1897
  • †Pseudectatomma Dlussky & Wedman, 2012
  • Rhytidoponera Mayr, 1862
  • Stictoponera Mayr, 1887
  • Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 1862
• Heteroponerini Bolton, 2003
  • Acanthoponera Mayr, 1862
  • Aulacopone Arnol'di, 1930
  • Bazboltonia Camacho & Feitosa, 2022
  • Heteroponera Mayr, 1887

Notes and References

1. Camacho . G.P. . Franco . W. . Branstetter. M.G.. Pie. M.R.. Longino. J.T.. Schultz. T.R.. Feitosa. R.M.. 1. UCE phylogenomics resolves major relationships among ectaheteromorph ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae, Heteroponerinae): a new classification for the subfamilies and the description of a new genus. . Insect Systematics and Diversity . 25 January 2022 . 1 . 5 . 1 . 10.1093/isd/ixab026 . 28 October 2024 . camachoetal2022.