''Cataulacus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

ant Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22 ...

s in the

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Myrmicinae Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and ...

. The genus is distributed in the

Paleotropical The Paleotropical Kingdom (Paleotropis) is a floristic kingdom comprising tropical areas of Africa, Asia and Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), as proposed by Ronald Good and Armen Takhtajan. Part of its flora, inherited from the ancient ...

regions, mainly in the

Afrotropics The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...

. Most species are found in forests, but a few are known from more open and arid habitats.

Species

*'' Cataulacus adpressus'' Bolton, 1974 *†'' Cataulacus anthracinus'' (Heer, 1849) *'' Cataulacus bequaerti'' Forel, 1913 *'' Cataulacus boltoni'' Snelling, 1979 *'' Cataulacus brevisetosus'' Forel, 1901 *'' Cataulacus catuvolcus'' Bolton, 1974 *'' Cataulacus centrurus'' Bolton, 1982 *'' Cataulacus cestus'' Bolton, 1982 *'' Cataulacus chapmani'' Bolton, 1974 *'' Cataulacus difficilis'' Santschi, 1916 *'' Cataulacus ebrardi'' Forel, 1886 *'' Cataulacus egenus'' Santschi, 1911 *'' Cataulacus elongatus'' Santschi, 1924 *'' Cataulacus erinaceus'' Stitz, 1910 *'' Cataulacus flagitiosus'' Smith, 1862 *'' Cataulacus fricatidorsus'' Santschi, 1914 *'' Cataulacus granulatus'' (Latreille, 1802) *'' Cataulacus greggi'' Bolton, 1974 *'' Cataulacus guineensis'' Smith, 1853 *'' Cataulacus hispidulus'' Smith, 1865 *'' Cataulacus horridus'' Smith, 1857 *'' Cataulacus huberi'' André, 1890 *'' Cataulacus impressus'' Bolton, 1974 *'' Cataulacus inermis'' Santschi, 1924 *'' Cataulacus intrudens'' (Smith, 1876) *'' Cataulacus jacksoni'' Bolton, 1982 *'' Cataulacus jeanneli'' Santschi, 1914 *'' Cataulacus kenyensis'' Santschi, 1935 *'' Cataulacus kohli'' Mayr, 1895 *'' Cataulacus latissimus'' Emery, 1893 *'' Cataulacus latus'' Forel, 1891 *'' Cataulacus lobatus'' Mayr, 1895 *'' Cataulacus longinodus'' Forel, 1912 *'' Cataulacus lujae'' Forel, 1911 *'' Cataulacus marginatus'' Bolton, 1974 *'' Cataulacus mckeyi'' Snelling, 1979 *'' Cataulacus micans'' Mayr, 1901 *'' Cataulacus mocquerysi'' André, 1889 *'' Cataulacus moloch'' Bolton, 1982 *'' Cataulacus muticus'' Emery, 1889 *'' Cataulacus nenassus'' Bolton, 1974 *'' Cataulacus oberthueri'' Forel, 1891 *'' Cataulacus pilosus'' Santschi, 1920 *†'' Cataulacus planiceps'' Emery, 1891 *†'' Cataulacus plebeius'' De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 2004 *'' Cataulacus pompom'' Snelling, 1979 *'' Cataulacus porcatus'' Emery, 1899 *'' Cataulacus praetextus'' Smith, 1867 *'' Cataulacus pullus'' Santschi, 1910 *'' Cataulacus pygmaeus'' André, 1890 *'' Cataulacus regularis'' Forel, 1892 *'' Cataulacus resinosus'' Viehmeyer, 1913 *'' Cataulacus reticulatus'' Smith, 1857 *'' Cataulacus satrap'' Bolton, 1982 *'' Cataulacus setosus'' Smith, 1860 *†'' Cataulacus silvestrii'' Emery, 1891 *'' Cataulacus simoni'' Emery, 1893 *'' Cataulacus striativentris'' Santschi, 1924 *'' Cataulacus taprobanae'' Smith, 1853 *'' Cataulacus tardus'' Santschi, 1914 *'' Cataulacus taylori'' Bolton, 1982 *'' Cataulacus tenuis'' Emery, 1899 *'' Cataulacus theobromicola'' Santschi, 1939 *'' Cataulacus traegaordhi'' Santschi, 1914 *'' Cataulacus voeltzkowi'' Forel, 1907 *'' Cataulacus vorticus'' Bolton, 1974 *'' Cataulacus wasmanni'' Forel, 1897 *'' Cataulacus weissi'' Santschi, 1913 *'' Cataulacus wissmannii'' Forel, 1894

References

External links

* Myrmicinae Ant genera {{myrmicinae-stub