Alfaria (ant)
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| Alfaria | |
|---|---|
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| 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]