Proceratium
Proceratium is a rare genus of ants in the subfamily Proceratiinae. It is the type genus of the tribe Proceratiini, which in addition to Proceratium consists of two even rarer genera: the extant Discothyrea and the fossil genus Bradoponera.
Proceratium | |
---|---|
Proceratium google worker, holotype specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Proceratiinae |
Tribe: | Proceratiini |
Genus: | Proceratium Roger, 1863 |
Type species | |
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863 | |
Diversity | |
82 species | |
Synonyms | |
Sysphingta Roger, 1863 |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.