Alfaria (ant)
| Alfaria | |
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| Alfaria minuta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: | Alfaria Emery, 1896 |
| Type species | |
| Alfaria simulans Emery, 1896
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 9 species | |
Alfaria is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. They are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.[2] The genus was synonymized under Gnamptogenys for a long time, however Camacho et al. 2022 reinstated the validity of this genus.[3]
Species
[edit]As of 2024, Alfaria contains 9 valid species, all of which are extant.[1]
- Alfaria caelata
- Alfaria falcifera
- Alfaria fieldi
- Alfaria minuta
- Alfaria petiscapa
- Alfaria piei
- Alfaria simulans
- Alfaria striolata
- Alfaria vriesi
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bolton, B. (2024). "Alfaria Emery, 1896 valid feminine". AntCat. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Economo, Evan; Guénard, Benoit. "antmaps.org Alfaria". antmaps.org. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Camacho, G.P.; et al. (25 January 2022). "UCE phylogenomics resolves major relationships among ectaheteromorph ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae, Heteroponerinae): a new classification for the subfamilies and the description of a new genus". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 1 (5): 1. doi:10.1093/isd/ixab026. Retrieved 21 November 2024.