Aneuretinae is a subfamily of ants consisting of a single extant species, Aneuretus simoni (Sri Lankan relict ant), and 9 fossil species.[2] Earlier, the phylogenetic position of A. simoni was thought to be intermediate between primitive and advanced subfamilies of ants,[3] but recent studies have shown it is the nearest living relative of subfamily Dolichoderinae.[4][5]
| Aneuretinae | |
|---|---|
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| Aneuretus simoni (Sri Lankan relict ant), the sole extant member of the subfamily | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Aneuretinae Emery, 1913 |
| Type genus | |
| Aneuretus Emery, 1893 | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 9 genera | |
Genera
- Aneuretini Emery, 1913
- †Aneuretellus Dlussky, 1988
- Aneuretus Emery, 1893
- †Mianeuretus Carpenter, 1930
- †Paraneuretus Wheeler, 1915
- †Protaneuretus Wheeler, 1915
- †Pityomyrmecini Wheeler, 1915
- †Pityomyrmex Wheeler, 1915
- incertae sedis
- †Britaneuretus Dlussky & Perfilieva, 2014
- †Cananeuretus Engel & Grimaldi, 2005
Burmomyrma was formerly placed here, but is actually an ant-mimic wasp.
References
Sources cited
- Karunarathna, D. A. G. N. B.; Karunaratne, W. A. I. P. (2013), "Two new localities of Sri Lankan Relict Ant Aneuretus simoni Emery, 1893 (Formicidae: Aneuretinae) with the very first record in the intermediate zone", Journal of Threatened Taxa, 5 (11): 4604–4607, doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3334.4604-7
- Ward, P. S.; Brady, S. G.; Fisher, B. L.; Schultz, T. R. (2010), "Phylogeny and Biogeography of Dolichoderine Ants: Effects of Data Partitioning and Relict Taxa on Historical Inference", Systematic Biology, 59 (3): 342–362, doi:10.1093/sysbio/syq012, PMID 20525640
- Wilson, E.O.; T. Eisner; G.C. Wheeler & J. Wheeler (1956), "Aneuretus simoni Emery, a major link in ant evolution.", Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 115: 81–99
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