Zatania

Zatania
Zatania albimaculata worker specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Lasiini
Genus: Zatania
LaPolla, Kallal & Brady, 2012
Type species
Paratrechina cisipa
Diversity[1]
7 species

Zatania is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[2] The genus is known from Central America and the Greater Antilles.[3]

The generic name is derived from Greek za, "very", tany, "long", referencing its elongated body features.[3]

  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Zatania". AntCat. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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