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Tribe Platythyreini

Platythyrea punctata - female Platythyrea punctata - female Ant - Platythyrea punctata Unknown ant - Platythyrea punctata Unknown ant - Platythyrea punctata Platythyrea punctata - female Platythyrea punctata - female Platythyrea punctata - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)
Family Formicidae (Ants)
Subfamily Ponerinae
Tribe Platythyreini
Explanation of Names
Platythyreini Emery 1901
Numbers
a single genus, with 1 sp. in our area and 40 spp. total(1)
Range
pantropical(1)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.AntWiki