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Genus Paratrechina

Unknown Ant - Paratrechina longicornis - female

Paratrechina longicornis? - Paratrechina longicornis

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 Formicinae

Tribe Lasiini

Genus Paratrechina

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

The subgenus Nylanderia has recently been raised to genus level.

Numbers

Since the elevation of Nylanderia to genus level, the only remining Paratrechina in North America is P. longicornis, the long-legged Crazy Ant.

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 29 October, 2006 - 12:08am
Additional contributions by ceiseman
Last updated 12 March, 2010 - 9:09pm

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