''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

Proceratiinae Proceratiinae is a subfamily of ants in the poneromorph subfamilies group, with three extant genera, of which most are tropical or subtropical, although overall distribution is worldwide. Identification The ants are relatively small to medium i ...

. The genus is distributed in the tropics and

subtropics The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones to the north and south of the tropics. Geographically part of the temperate zones of both hemispheres, they cover the middle latitudes from to approximately 35° north and ...

throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known about their biology, but ants in this genus are thought to be specialist predators of arthropod eggs and have been observed storing eggs in their nests (probably spider eggs).

Species

*'' Discothyrea antarctica'' Emery, 1895 *'' Discothyrea banna'' Xu, Burwell & Nakamura, 2014 *'' Discothyrea berlita'' Fisher, 2005 *'' Discothyrea bidens'' Clark, 1928 *''

Discothyrea bryanti ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ...

'' (Wheeler, 1917) *''

Discothyrea clavicornis ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ...

'' Emery, 1897 *'' Discothyrea crassicornis'' Clark, 1926 *''

Discothyrea denticulata ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ab ...

'' Weber, 1939 *'' Discothyrea diana'' Xu, Burwell & Nakamura, 2014 *†''

Discothyrea gigas ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ...

'' De Andrade, 1998 *'' Discothyrea globa'' Forel, 1905 *''

Discothyrea hewitti ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ab ...

'' Arnold, 1916 *''

Discothyrea horni ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ab ...

'' Menozzi, 1927 *''

Discothyrea humilis ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ab ...

'' Weber, 1939 *''

Discothyrea icta ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ab ...

'' Weber, 1939 *''

Discothyrea isthmica ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ab ...

'' Weber, 1940 *''

Discothyrea kamiteta ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ab ...

'' Kubota & Terayama, 1999 *''

Discothyrea leae ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ab ...

'' Clark, 1934 *†''

Discothyrea maya ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ab ...

'' De Andrade, 1998 *''

Discothyrea mixta ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ab ...

'' Brown, 1958 *''

Discothyrea neotropica ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ab ...

'' Bruch, 1919 *''

Discothyrea oculata ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ab ...

'' Emery, 1901 *'' Discothyrea patrizii'' Weber, 1949 *'' Discothyrea poweri'' (Arnold, 1916) *'' Discothyrea remingtoni'' Brown, 1948 *'' Discothyrea sauteri'' Forel, 1912 *''

Discothyrea sculptior ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ...

'' Santschi, 1913 *'' Discothyrea sexarticulata'' Borgmeier, 1954 *'' Discothyrea soesilae'' Makhan, 2007 *'' Discothyrea sringerensis'' Zacharias & Rajan, 2004 *'' Discothyrea stumperi'' Baroni Urbani, 1977 *''

Discothyrea testacea ''Discothyrea testacea'' is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. References Further reading * External links

* Proceratiinae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1863 Taxa named by Julius Roger {{ant-stub ...

'' Roger, 1863 *''

Discothyrea traegaordhi ''Discothyrea'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. The genus is distributed in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, where they usually nest in rotten wood, in the leaf litter, or under stones. Little is known ...

'' Santschi, 1914 *'' Discothyrea turtoni'' Clark, 1934 *'' Discothyrea velutina'' (Wheeler, 1916) *'' Discothyrea yueshen'' Terayama, 2009

References

External links

* Proceratiinae Ant genera Taxa described in 1861 Taxa named by Julius Roger {{ant-stub