Terataner Explained

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 group nesting in rotten parts of standing trees, often high above the ground. The other group, consisting of species from east Africa, Madagascar and one from South Africa, nests in cavities of plants near the ground.

Species

• Terataner alluaudi (Emery, 1895)
• Terataner balrog (Hita, 2017)^[1]
• Terataner bottegoi (Emery, 1896)
• Terataner elegans Bernard, 1953
• Terataner foreli (Emery, 1899)
• Terataner luteus (Emery, 1899)
• Terataner piceus Menozzi, 1942
• Terataner rufipes Emery, 1912
• Terataner scotti (Forel, 1912)
• Terataner steinheili (Forel, 1895)
• Terataner transvaalensis Arnold, 1952
• Terataner velatus Bolton, 1981
• Terataner xaltus Bolton, 1981

Notes and References

1. Hita Garcia . Francisco . Fischer . Georg . Liu . Cong . Audisio . Tracy L. . Alpert . Gary D. . Fisher . Brian L. . Economo . Evan P. . Wong . William Oki . X-Ray microtomography for ant taxonomy: An exploration and case study with two new Terataner (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) species from Madagascar . PLOS ONE . 12 . 3 . 22 March 2017 . 1932-6203 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0172641 . e0172641. 28328931 . 5362212 . 2017PLoSO..1272641H . free .