Ectatomma tuberculatum
| Ectatomma tuberculatum | |
|---|---|
 | |
| E. tuberculatum worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Genus: | Ectatomma |
| Species: | E. tuberculatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectatomma tuberculatum (Olivier, 1792) | |
Ectatomma tuberculatum is a Neotropical species of ant in the genus Ectatomma.[1] Common in the Neotropics, the species is found from Mexico to Argentina.[2] It is a host to the related social parasite Ectatomma parasiticum, the only known parasitic species in the subfamily Ectatomminae.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2015). "Ectatomma tuberculatum". AntCat. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Arias-Penna, T. M. (2008). Jiménez, E.; Fernández, F.; Arias, T.M.; et al., eds. "Subfamilia Ectatomminae.". Sistemática, biogeografía y conservación de las hormigas cazadoras de Colombia. (in Spanish): 53–107.
- ↑ Fénéron, R. E.; Poteaux, C.; Boilève, M.; Valenzuela, J.; Savarit, F. (2013). "Discrimination of the Social Parasite Ectatomma parasiticum by Its Host Sibling Species (E. Tuberculatum)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology 2013: 1–11. doi:10.1155/2013/573541.
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