| Paratrechina | |
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| Paratrechina longicornis (longhorn crazy ant) worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Paratrechina Motschulsky, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Paratrechina currens Motschoulsky, 1863
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 6 species | |
Paratrechina is one of seven ant genera (alongside Euprenolepis, Nylanderia, Paraparatrechina, Prenolepis, Pseudolasius, and Zatania) in the Prenolepis genus-group from the subfamily Formicinae (tribe Lasiini). Six species are included in Paratrechina; one of which, the longhorn crazy ant (Paratrechina longicornis), is a widespread, pantropical pest.[2]
- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Paratrechina". AntCat. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ LaPolla, John S.; Hawkes, Peter; Fisher, Jonathan N. (2013-10-25). "Taxonomic review of the ant genus Paratrechina, with a description of a new species from Africa". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 35: 71–82. doi:10.3897/jhr.35.5628. hdl:2263/40025. ISSN 1314-2607.