| Cerapachys | |
|---|---|
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| C. biroi worker fromMadagascar | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Cerapachys Smith, 1857 |
| Type species | |
| Cerapachys antennatus | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 5 species | |
| Synonyms | |
CeratopachysSchulz, 1906 | |
Cerapachys (common names include "raider ant" and "ant-raiding ant")[2] is agenus ofants in thesubfamilyDorylinae.[3] Species are mainlymyrmecophagous ants which raid the nests of other ants for prey. The genus is distributed widely throughout theIndomalayan region.[4] The genus was revised by BoroWiec (2016) who split a number of previously synonymized genera out ofCerapachys, leaving only 5 species in the genus.[1][5]
This article incorporates text from a scholarly publication published under a copyright license that allows anyone to reuse, revise, remix and redistribute the materials in any form for any purpose:Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A. (2013)."Taxonomic studies on the ant genusCerapachys Smith (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from India".ZooKeys (336):79–103.Bibcode:2013ZooK..336...79B.doi:10.3897/zookeys.336.5719.PMC 3800781.PMID 24146574. Please check the source for the exact licensing terms.
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