Aneuretinae

Aneuretinae
Aneuretus simoni (Sri Lankan relict ant), the sole extant member of the subfamily
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Clade: Dolichoderomorpha
Subfamily: Aneuretinae
Emery, 1913
Type genus
Aneuretus
Emery, 1893
Diversity
9 genera

Aneuretinae is a subfamily of ants consisting of a single extant species, Aneuretus simoni (Sri Lankan relict ant), and 9 fossil species. Earlier, the phylogenetic position of A. simoni was thought to be intermediate between primitive and advanced subfamilies of ants, but recent studies have shown it is the nearest living relative of subfamily Dolichoderinae.

Genera

Burmomyrma was formerly placed here, but is actually an ant-mimic wasp.

References

  1. ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Aneuretinae". AntCat. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Subfamily: Aneuretinae". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Wilson et al. 1956, p. 81
  4. ↑ Ward et al. 2010, p. 342
  5. ↑ Karunarathna & Karunaratne 2013, p. 4604

Sources cited

  • Karunarathna, D. A. G. N. B.; Karunaratne, W. A. I. P. (2013), "Two new localities of Sri Lankan Relict Ant Aneuretus simoni Emery, 1893 (Formicidae: Aneuretinae) with the very first record in the intermediate zone", Journal of Threatened Taxa, 5 (11): 4604–4607, doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3334.4604-7
  • Ward, P. S.; Brady, S. G.; Fisher, B. L.; Schultz, T. R. (2010), "Phylogeny and Biogeography of Dolichoderine Ants: Effects of Data Partitioning and Relict Taxa on Historical Inference", Systematic Biology, 59 (3): 342–362, doi:10.1093/sysbio/syq012, PMID 20525640
  • Wilson, E.O.; T. Eisner; G.C. Wheeler & J. Wheeler (1956), "Aneuretus simoni Emery, a major link in ant evolution.", Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 115: 81–99
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