Zatania

Zatania
Zatania albimaculata worker specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Lasiini
Genus: Zatania
LaPolla, Kallal & Brady, 2012
Type species
Paratrechina cisipa
Diversity
7 species

Zatania is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from Central America and the Greater Antilles.

The generic name is derived from Greek za, "very", tany, "long", referencing its elongated body features.

Species

References

  1. ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Zatania". AntCat. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Genus: Zatania". antweb.org. AntWeb. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 LaPolla, J. S.; Kallal, R. J.; Brady, S. G. (2012). "A new ant genus from the Greater Antilles and Central America, Zatania (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), exemplifies the utility of male and molecular character systems". Systematic Entomology. 37 (1): 200–214. Bibcode:2012SysEn..37..200L. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00605.x. S2CID 84919642.