''Fulakora'' 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 ...
of
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
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 ...
Amblyoponinae
Amblyoponinae is a subfamily of ants in the poneromorph subfamilies group containing 13 extant genera and one extinct genus. The ants in this subfamily are mostly specialized subterranean predators. Adult workers pierce the integument (non letha ...
.
The genus has a worldwide distribution, and like most other amblyoponines, ''Fulakora'' species are specialized predators.
It was originally described as, and for a long time considered to be, a subgenus of ''
Stigmatomma
''Stigmatomma'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, and like most other amblyoponines, ''Stigmatomma'' species are specialized predators. First described by Roger (1859), it was for a long ...
'' until it was elevated to an independent genus by Ward & Fisher (2016).
Species
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Fulakora agostii''
(Lacau & Delabie, 2002)
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Fulakora armigera''
(Mayr, 1887)
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Fulakora bierigi''
(Santschi, 1930)
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Fulakora celata''
(Mann, 1919)
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Fulakora chilensis''
(Mayr, 1887)
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Fulakora cleae''
(Lacau & Delabie, 2002)
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Fulakora degenerata''
(Borgmeier, 1957)
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Fulakora egregia''
(Kusnezov, 1955)
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Fulakora elongata''
(Santschi, 1912)
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Fulakora exigua''
(Clark, 1928)
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Fulakora falcata''
(Lattke, 1991)
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Fulakora gnoma''
(Taylor, 1979)
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Fulakora gracilis''
(Clark, 1934)
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Fulakora heraldoi''
(Lacau & Delabie, 2002)
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Fulakora lucida''
(Clark, 1934)
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Fulakora lurilabes''
(Lattke, 1991)
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Fulakora minima''
(Kusnezov, 1955)
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Fulakora monrosi''
(Brown, 1960)
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Fulakora mystriops''
(Brown, 1960)
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Fulakora orizabana''
(Brown, 1960)
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Fulakora papuana''
(Taylor, 1979)
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Fulakora punctulata''
(Clark, 1934)
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Fulakora saundersi''
(Forel, 1892)
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Fulakora smithi''
(Brown, 1960)
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Fulakora wilsoni''
(Clark, 1928)
References
External links
Amblyoponinae
Ant genera
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