Ectatomminae
| Ectatomminae | |
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| Green-head ant (Rhytidoponera metallica) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: |
Ectatomminae Emery, 1895 |
| Type genus | |
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Ectatomma Smith, 1858 |
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| Diversity | |
| 7 genera | |
Ectatomminae is a subfamily of ants in the poneromorph subfamilies group containing four extant and three extinct genera in two tribes. The subfamily was created in 2003 when Barry Bolton divided the Ponerinae subfamily into six subfamilies.
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