Paratopula

Paratopula
P. macta worker from Thailand
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Paratopula
Wheeler, 1919
Type species
Atopomyrmex ceylonicus
Emery, 1901
Diversity[1]
11 species

Paratopula is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] The genus consists of arboreal species known from the Oriental and Indo-Australian regions. Little is known about their biology.[3]

Species

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Paratopula". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Paratopula". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. Bolton, B. (1988). "A review of Paratopula Wheeler, a forgotten genus of myrmicine ants (Hym., Formicidae).". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 124: 125–143.

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