Ant Taxonomy Genus- Crematogastrini

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Crematogastrini

The Crematogastrini is a tribe of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The extant genera in this tribe include Crematogaster, Monomorium, Pheidole, and Solenopsis. Fossil genera from this tribe include Ardiponeculus and Hymenhopone. The type-genus for the Crematogastrini is Crematogaster.

The history of the Crematogastrini goes back to the early days of taxonomic ant research. In 1836, Pierre André Latreille first proposed grouping ants into tribes and placed the genus Crematogaster into its own tribe, which he named the Crematogastrini. This classification remained unchanged for many years until new fossil evidence included Ardiponeculus and Hymenhopone into the tribe in 2009.

The Crematogastrini are a diverse group of ants, with members that can be found on every continent except Antarctica. They are typically small to medium-sized ants, with most species falling into the 2-10mm range in body size. The largest species in the tribe is Pheidole megacephala, which can reach up to 12mm in length.

The vast majority of Crematogastrini species are generalist predators or scavengers.

Taxonomy Of The Genus Crematogastrini

Animalia Kingdom
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae

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