Tranopelta
| Tranopelta | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tranopelta gilva worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Tranopelta Mayr, 1866 |
| Type species | |
| Tranopelta gilva | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 2 species | |
Tranopelta is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2]
Distribution
The genus is restricted to the Neotropical region, where the ants nest in soil or in the leaf litter. Tranopelta gilva is known from Costa Rica to Brazil, Tranopelta subterranea is found in Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.[3]
Species
- Tranopelta gilva Mayr, 1866
- Tranopelta subterranea (Mann, 1916)
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Tranopelta". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Genus: Tranopelta". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ Fernández, F. (2003). "Myrmicine ants of the genera Ochetomyrmex and Tranopelta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Sociobiology 41: 633–661.
External links
Media related to Tranopelta at Wikimedia Commons
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