Biology:Camponotini
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Camponotini is a tribe of ants in the subfamily Formicinae containing 2 extinct and 11 extant genera, including Camponotus (carpenter ants).[1] This tribe is the most diverse tribe in its subfamily, containing over 2,500 species.[2] Ants in the Camponotini tribe are the primary hosts of Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, also called the zombie-ant fungus.[3]
Genera
- Calomyrmex Emery, 1895
- Camponotus Mayr, 1861
- †Chimaeromyrma Dlussky, 1988
- Colobopsis Mayr, 1861
- Dinomyrmex Ashmead, 1905
- Echinopla Smith, 1857
- Lathidris Ward et al, 2025
- Opisthopsis Dalla Torre, 1893
- Overbeckia Viehmeyer, 1916
- Polyrhachis Smith, 1857
- †Pseudocamponotus Carpenter, 1930
- Retalimyrma Ward et al, 2025
- Uwari Ward et al, 2025
Phylogeny
Ward et al. 2025 provides this as the maximum-probability cladogram.[2]
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References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Camponotini". AntCat. http://antcat.org/catalog/429240.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ward, Philip S.; Fisher, Brian L.; Wernegreen, Jennifer J.; Blaimer, Bonnie B. (2025). "Evolutionary history, novel lineages and symbiont coevolution in the ant tribe Camponotini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Systematic Entomology 50 (3): 646–676. doi:10.1111/syen.12678. ISSN 0307-6970.
- ↑ "Ophiocordyceps. I. Myrmecophilous hirsutelloid species". Studies in Mycology 90: 119–160. June 2018. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.12.002. PMID 29910522.
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