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''Huberia'' 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 ...
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 contains two species endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
.Taylor, R. W. (1987). "A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". ''CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report'', 41: 1-92
Species
* ''Huberia brounii
''Huberia brounii'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Huberia'', endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
''Huberia brounii'' was described in 1895 by Auguste Forel from a single queen collected in Rotorua.
Etymology
The species name "brounii" re ...
'' Forel, 1895
* ''Huberia striata
''Huberia striata'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Huberia'', endemic to New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () ...
'' (Smith, 1876)
References
External links
* Myrmicinae Ant genera Ants of New Zealand Endemic fauna of New Zealand Endemic insects of New Zealand {{myrmicinae-stub