Aneuretinae | |
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Aneuretus simoni ( Sri Lankan relict ant), the sole extant member of the subfamily | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: |
Aneuretinae Emery, 1913 |
Type genus | |
Aneuretus Emery, 1893
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Diversity [1] | |
9 genera |
Aneuretinae is a subfamily of ants consisting of a single extant species, Aneuretus simoni ( Sri Lankan relict ant), and 9 fossil species. [2] Earlier, the phylogenetic position of A. simoni was thought to be intermediate between primitive and advanced subfamilies of ants, [3] but recent studies have shown it is the nearest living relative of subfamily Dolichoderinae. [4] [5]
Burmomyrma was formerly placed here, but is actually an ant-mimic wasp.
Aneuretinae | |
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Aneuretus simoni ( Sri Lankan relict ant), the sole extant member of the subfamily | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: |
Aneuretinae Emery, 1913 |
Type genus | |
Aneuretus Emery, 1893
| |
Diversity [1] | |
9 genera |
Aneuretinae is a subfamily of ants consisting of a single extant species, Aneuretus simoni ( Sri Lankan relict ant), and 9 fossil species. [2] Earlier, the phylogenetic position of A. simoni was thought to be intermediate between primitive and advanced subfamilies of ants, [3] but recent studies have shown it is the nearest living relative of subfamily Dolichoderinae. [4] [5]
Burmomyrma was formerly placed here, but is actually an ant-mimic wasp.