Aneuretinae
Subfamily of ants
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Aneuretus simoni (Sri Lankan relict ant), the sole extant member of the subfamily | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Clade: | Dolichoderomorpha |
| 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.
