Alfaria (ant)

Alfaria
Alfaria minuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ectatomminae
Tribe:	Ectatommini
Genus:	Alfaria Emery, 1896
Type species
Alfaria simulans Emery, 1896
Diversity [1]
9 species

Alfaria is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. They are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. ^[2] The genus was synonymized under Gnamptogenys for a long time, however Camacho et al. 2022 reinstated the validity of this genus. ^[3]

Species

As of 2024, Alfaria contains 9 valid species, all of which are extant. ^[1]

• Alfaria caelata (Kempf, 1967)
• Alfaria falcifera (Kempf, 1967)
• Alfaria fieldi (Lattke, 1990)
• Alfaria minuta Emery, 1896
• Alfaria petiscapa (Lattke, 1990)
• Alfaria piei (Dias & Lattke, 2019)
• Alfaria simulans Emery, 1896
• Alfaria striolata Borgmeier, 1957
• Alfaria vriesi (Brandão & Lattke, 1990)

References

1. Bolton, B. (2024). "Alfaria Emery, 1896 valid feminine". AntCat. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
2. Economo, Evan; Guénard, Benoit. "antmaps.org Alfaria". antmaps.org. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
3. Camacho, G.P.; et al. (25 January 2022). "UCE phylogenomics resolves major relationships among ectaheteromorph ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae, Heteroponerinae): a new classification for the subfamilies and the description of a new genus" . Insect Systematics and Diversity. 1 (5): 1. doi:10.1093/isd/ixab026 . Retrieved 21 November 2024.