Cataulacus | |
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Cataulacus oberthueri worker | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
Genus: | Cataulacus Smith, 1853 |
Type species | |
Cataulacus taprobanae Smith, 1853
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Diversity[1] | |
68 species | |
Synonyms | |
Otomyrmex Forel, 1891 |
Cataulacus is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] The genus is distributed in the Paleotropical regions, mainly in the Afrotropics. Most species are found in forests, but a few are known from more open and arid habitats.[3]