''Terataner'' is an African

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 arboreal

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 ...

Distribution

The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the

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, with the west African group nesting in rotten parts of standing trees, often high above the ground. The other group, consisting of species from east Africa,

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and one from

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, nests in cavities of plants near the ground.

Species

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Terataner alluaudi ''Terataner'' is an African genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Distribution The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the Afrotropics, with the west African ...

'' (Emery, 1895) *''

Terataner balrog ''Terataner'' is an African genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Distribution The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the Afrotropics, with the west African ...

'' (Hita, 2017) *'' Terataner bottegoi'' (Emery, 1896) *''

Terataner elegans ''Terataner'' is an African genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Distribution The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the Afrotropics, with the west African ...

'' Bernard, 1953 *'' Terataner foreli'' (Emery, 1899) *''

Terataner luteus ''Terataner'' is an African genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Distribution The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the Afrotropics, with the west African ...

'' (Emery, 1899) *''

Terataner piceus ''Terataner'' is an African genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Distribution The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the Afrotropics, with the west African ...

'' Menozzi, 1942 *''

Terataner rufipes ''Terataner'' is an African genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Distribution The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the Afrotropics, with the west African ...

'' Emery, 1912 *''

Terataner scotti ''Terataner'' is an African genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Distribution The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the Afrotropics, with the west African ...

'' (Forel, 1912) *''

Terataner steinheili ''Terataner'' is an African genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Distribution The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the Afrotropics, with the west African ...

'' (Forel, 1895) *''

Terataner transvaalensis ''Terataner'' is an African genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Distribution The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the Afrotropics, with the west African ...

'' Arnold, 1952 *''

Terataner velatus ''Terataner'' is an African genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Distribution The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the Afrotropics, with the west African ...

'' Bolton, 1981 *''

Terataner xaltus ''Terataner'' is an African genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Distribution The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the Afrotropics, with the west African ...

'' Bolton, 1981

References

External links

* Myrmicinae Ant genera Hymenoptera of Africa {{myrmicinae-stub