A revised phylogenetic classification of the ant subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with resurrection of the genera Colobopsis and Dinomyrmex
Author
Ward, Philip S.
Author
Blaimer, Bonnie B.
Author
Fisher, Brian L.
text
Zootaxa
2016
4072
3
343
357
journal article
51665
10.11646/zootaxa.4072.3.4
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1175-5326
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Tribe
Myrmoteratini Emery 1895
=
Myrmoteratini
Forel 1912
Genus:
Myrmoteras
.
Comments.
This is another isolated genus, with numerous distinctive features including elongate, trap-jaw mandibles and very large eyes (
Bolton 2003
). It appears to be sister to the tribe
Camponotini
(
Figure 1
), but this requires confirmation.