Zasphinctus Explained

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 first described as a subgenus of "Eusphinctus", and then synonymized into Sphinctomyrmex, to later be raised to full genus status by Borowiec (2016),^[1] who included approximately 20 species in the new genus circumscription.^[2]

Species

• Zasphinctus asper
• Zasphinctus caledonicus
• Zasphinctus cedaris
• Zasphinctus chariensis
• Zasphinctus clarus
• Zasphinctus cribratus
• Zasphinctus duchaussoyi
• Zasphinctus emeryi
• Zasphinctus froggatti
• Zasphinctus imbecilis
• Zasphinctus marcoyi
• Zasphinctus mjobergi
• Zasphinctus myops
• Zasphinctus nigricans
• Zasphinctus obamai
• Zasphinctus occidentalis (
• Zasphinctus rufiventris
• Zasphinctus sarowiwai
• Zasphinctus septtrionalis
• Zasphinctus siamensis
• Zasphinctus steinheili
• Zasphinctus trux
• Zasphinctus turneri
• Zasphinctus wilsoni

Notes and References

1. Borowiec. M.. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys. 2016. 608. 1–280. 10.3897/zookeys.608.9427. 27559303. 4982377. free. 2016ZooK..608....1B .
2. Web site: Genus: Zasphinctus . antweb.org . . 3 June 2021.