Cerapachyinae

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Ponerinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Cerapachynae
Genera

Many

Cerapachynae is a subfamily of ants of the Formicidae family. They are sometimes classified as a tribe of the Ponerinae subfamily.

They possess spines on the pygidium and short, thick antennae. They lack dorsal thoracic structures. They are predators of other ant species. There are about 200 species, distributed throughout the tropics.


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