Biology:Ectatomma tuberculatum
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Short description: Neotropical species of ant
| Ectatomma tuberculatum | |
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| Ectatomma tuberculatum worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Ectatomma |
| Species: | E. tuberculatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ectatomma tuberculatum (Olivier, 1792)
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Ectatomma tuberculatum is a Neotropical species of ant in the subfamily Ectatomminae.[1] Common in the Neotropics, the species is found from Mexico to Argentina.[2] It is a host to the related social parasite Ectatomma parasiticum, the only known parasitic species in the subfamily Ectatomminae.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2015). "Ectatomma tuberculatum". AntCat. http://antcat.org/catalog/437134.
- ↑ Arias-Penna, T. M. (2008). "Subfamilia Ectatomminae". in Jiménez, E.; Fernández, F.; Arias, T.M. et al. (in es). Sistemática, biogeografía y conservación de las hormigas cazadoras de Colombia. pp. 53–107. https://www.antcat.org/references/130683.
- ↑ Fénéron, R. E.; Poteaux, C.; Boilève, M.; Valenzuela, J.; Savarit, F. (2013). "Discrimination of the social parasite Ectatomma parasiticum by its host sibling species (E. tuberculatum)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology 2013: 1–11. doi:10.1155/2013/573541.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13603108 entry
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