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Plectroctena

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Plectroctena
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Plectroctena
Genus recognized by wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia VI, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, Angola Species List, Cameroon Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Gabon Species List, Ghana Species List, Guatemala Species List, Kenya Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, South Africa Species List, Tanzania Species List, Uganda Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Mexico Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, NCBI, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Plectroctena Smith
Recognized by Plazi (legacy text)
Plectroctena Smith 1858
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and GBIF data coverage

Alternative Names

Cephalotes cristatus (Emery 1890)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Cephalotes Latreille, 1802)
Rhytidoponera strigosa (Emery 1887)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Rhytidoponera Mayr, 1862)
Tetramorium gestroi (Menozzi 1933)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Tetramorium Mayr, 1855)
Plectroctena
Harvest ancestor according to GBIF national node type records UK, Mozambique Species List, NMNH type specimens, Flickr Group, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, TreatmentBank, and Global Biotic Interactions

Common Names

There are no common names associated with this taxon.

Curated hierarchies for Plectroctena

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Hymenoptera
Apocrita
Aculeata
Vespoidea
Formicidae
Plectroctena (this page)
Plectroctena anops Bolton 1974
Plectroctena conjugata Santschi 1914
Plectroctena cristata Emery 1899
Plectroctena cryptica Bolton 1974
Plectroctena dentata Santschi 1912
Plectroctena gabonensis Santschi 1919
Plectroctena gestroi Menozzi 1922
Plectroctena hastifera (Santschi 1914)
Plectroctena laevior Stitz 1924
Plectroctena latinodis Santschi 1924
Plectroctena lygaria Bolton, Gotwald & Leroux 1979
Plectroctena macgeei Bolton 1974
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith 1858
Plectroctena minor Emery 1892
Plectroctena strigosa Emery 1899
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold 1915
Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi 1933
Acanthognathus
Acanthomyops
Acromyrmex
Acropyga
Adlerzia
Aenictus
Alloformica
Aneuretus
Anillomyrma
Anochetus
Anomalomyrma
Anoplolepis
Aphaenogaster
Archiponera
Armaniella
Asymphylomyrmex
Attopsis
Baracidris
Basiceros
Bothriomyrmex
Calyptomyrmex
Carebara
Centromyrmex
Chalepoxenus
Colobostruma
Concoctio
Creightonidris
Crematogaster
Cyphomyrmex
Dicroaspis
Dlusskyidris
Dolichoderus
Dolioponera
Doronomyrmex
Dorylus
Ectatomma
Elaeomyrmex
Enneamerus
Epelysidris
Epopostruma
Forelophilus
Formicoxenus
Froggattella
Harpagoxenus
Harpegnathos
Hylomyrma
Ireneopone
Ishakidris
Labidus
Lachnomyrmex
Lasiophanes
Leptomyrmula
Linepithema
Lophomyrmex
Lordomyrma
Mycetophylax
Myrmecina
Myrmecorhynchus
Myrmicaria
Mystrium
Neivamyrmex
Nothomyrmica
Notoncus
Opisthopsis
Papyrius
Paraneuretus
Paraprionopelta
Paratopula
Perissomyrmex
Petropone
Phalacromyrmex
Phasmomyrmex
Phaulomyrma
Pheidologeton
Philidris
Platythyrea
Polyergus
Prionomyrmex
Pristomyrmex
Promyrmicium
Protalaridris
Protanilla
Psalidomyrmex
Rhopalomyrmex
Rhopalothrix
Romblonella
Simopelta
Stenamma
Stigmacros
Stiphromyrmex
Strumigenys
Terataner
Tetheamyrma
Tetramorium
Trachymyrmex
Tricytarus
Typhlomyrmex
Vombisidris
Willowsiella
Yavnella
251 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Vespoidea
Formicidae
Ponerinae
Ponerini
Plectroctena Smith 1858 (this page)
Plectroctena anops Bolton 1974
Plectroctena conjugata Santschi 1914
Plectroctena cristata Emery 1899
Plectroctena cryptica Bolton 1974
Plectroctena dentata Santschi 1912
Plectroctena gabonensis Santschi 1919
Plectroctena gestroi Menozzi 1922
Plectroctena hastifera (Santschi 1914)
Plectroctena laevior Stitz 1924
Plectroctena latinodis Santschi 1924
Plectroctena lygaria Bolton, Gotwald & Leroux 1979
Plectroctena macgeei Bolton 1974
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith 1858
Plectroctena minor Emery 1892
Plectroctena strigosa Emery 1899
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold 1915
Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi 1933
Anochetus Mayr 1861
Archiponera Carpenter 1930
Asphinctopone Santschi 1914
Belonopelta Mayr 1870
Centromyrmex Mayr 1866
Cryptopone Emery 1893
Diacamma Mayr 1862
Dinoponera Roger 1861
Dolioponera Brown 1974
Emeryopone Forel 1912
Emplastus Donisthorpe 1920
Harpegnathos Jerdon 1851
Hypoponera Santschi 1938
Leptogenys Roger 1861
Myopias Roger 1861
Odontomachus Latreille 1804
Odontoponera Mayr 1862
Pachycondyla Smith 1858
Phrynoponera Wheeler 1920
Ponera Latreille 1804
Ponerites Dlussky 1981
Poneropsis Heer 1867
Protopone Dlussky 1988
Psalidomyrmex Andre 1890
Simopelta Mann 1922
Streblognathus Mayr 1862

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Hymenoptera
Apocrita
Aculeata
Vespoidea
Formicidae
Plectroctena (this page)
Plectroctena anops Bolton 1974
Plectroctena conjugata Santschi 1914
Plectroctena cristata Emery 1899
Plectroctena cryptica Bolton 1974
Plectroctena dentata Santschi 1912
Plectroctena gabonensis Santschi 1919
Plectroctena gestroi Menozzi 1922
Plectroctena hastifera (Santschi 1914)
Plectroctena laevior Stitz 1924
Plectroctena latinodis Santschi 1924
Plectroctena lygaria Bolton, Gotwald & Leroux 1979
Plectroctena macgeei Bolton 1974
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith 1858
Plectroctena minor Emery 1892
Plectroctena strigosa Emery 1899
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold 1915
Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi 1933
Acanthognathus
Acanthomyops
Acromyrmex
Acropyga
Adlerzia
Aenictus
Alloformica
Aneuretus
Anillomyrma
Anochetus
Anomalomyrma
Anoplolepis
Aphaenogaster
Archiponera
Armaniella
Asymphylomyrmex
Attopsis
Baracidris
Basiceros
Bothriomyrmex
Calyptomyrmex
Carebara
Centromyrmex
Chalepoxenus
Colobostruma
Concoctio
Creightonidris
Crematogaster
Cyphomyrmex
Dicroaspis
Dlusskyidris
Dolichoderus
Dolioponera
Doronomyrmex
Dorylus
Ectatomma
Elaeomyrmex
Enneamerus
Epelysidris
Epopostruma
Forelophilus
Formicoxenus
Froggattella
Harpagoxenus
Harpegnathos
Hylomyrma
Ireneopone
Ishakidris
Labidus
Lachnomyrmex
Lasiophanes
Leptomyrmula
Linepithema
Lophomyrmex
Lordomyrma
Mycetophylax
Myrmecina
Myrmecorhynchus
Myrmicaria
Mystrium
Neivamyrmex
Nothomyrmica
Notoncus
Opisthopsis
Papyrius
Paraneuretus
Paraprionopelta
Paratopula
Perissomyrmex
Petropone
Phalacromyrmex
Phasmomyrmex
Phaulomyrma
Pheidologeton
Philidris
Platythyrea
Polyergus
Prionomyrmex
Pristomyrmex
Promyrmicium
Protalaridris
Protanilla
Psalidomyrmex
Rhopalomyrmex
Rhopalothrix
Romblonella
Simopelta
Stenamma
Stigmacros
Stiphromyrmex
Strumigenys
Terataner
Tetheamyrma
Tetramorium
Trachymyrmex
Tricytarus
Typhlomyrmex
Vombisidris
Willowsiella
Yavnella
251 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Hymenoptera
Apocrita
Aculeata
Vespoidea
Formicidae
Plectroctena (this page)
Plectroctena anops Bolton 1974
Plectroctena conjugata Santschi 1914
Plectroctena cristata Emery 1899
Plectroctena cryptica Bolton 1974
Plectroctena dentata Santschi 1912
Plectroctena gabonensis Santschi 1919
Plectroctena gestroi Menozzi 1922
Plectroctena hastifera (Santschi 1914)
Plectroctena laevior Stitz 1924
Plectroctena latinodis Santschi 1924
Plectroctena lygaria Bolton, Gotwald & Leroux 1979
Plectroctena macgeei Bolton 1974
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith 1858
Plectroctena minor Emery 1892
Plectroctena strigosa Emery 1899
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold 1915
Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi 1933
Acanthognathus
Acanthomyops
Acromyrmex
Acropyga
Adlerzia
Aenictus
Alloformica
Aneuretus
Anillomyrma
Anochetus
Anomalomyrma
Anoplolepis
Aphaenogaster
Archiponera
Armaniella
Asymphylomyrmex
Attopsis
Baracidris
Basiceros
Bothriomyrmex
Calyptomyrmex
Carebara
Centromyrmex
Chalepoxenus
Colobostruma
Concoctio
Creightonidris
Crematogaster
Cyphomyrmex
Dicroaspis
Dlusskyidris
Dolichoderus
Dolioponera
Doronomyrmex
Dorylus
Ectatomma
Elaeomyrmex
Enneamerus
Epelysidris
Epopostruma
Forelophilus
Formicoxenus
Froggattella
Harpagoxenus
Harpegnathos
Hylomyrma
Ireneopone
Ishakidris
Labidus
Lachnomyrmex
Lasiophanes
Leptomyrmula
Linepithema
Lophomyrmex
Lordomyrma
Mycetophylax
Myrmecina
Myrmecorhynchus
Myrmicaria
Mystrium
Neivamyrmex
Nothomyrmica
Notoncus
Opisthopsis
Papyrius
Paraneuretus
Paraprionopelta
Paratopula
Perissomyrmex
Petropone
Phalacromyrmex
Phasmomyrmex
Phaulomyrma
Pheidologeton
Philidris
Platythyrea
Polyergus
Prionomyrmex
Pristomyrmex
Promyrmicium
Protalaridris
Protanilla
Psalidomyrmex
Rhopalomyrmex
Rhopalothrix
Romblonella
Simopelta
Stenamma
Stigmacros
Stiphromyrmex
Strumigenys
Terataner
Tetheamyrma
Tetramorium
Trachymyrmex
Tricytarus
Typhlomyrmex
Vombisidris
Willowsiella
Yavnella
251 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Plectroctena Smith 1858 (this page)
Plectroctena anops Bolton 1974
Plectroctena caffra
Plectroctena conjugata Santschi 1914
Plectroctena cristata Emery 1899
Plectroctena cryptica Bolton 1974
Plectroctena dentata Santschi 1912
Plectroctena gabonensis Santschi 1919
Plectroctena gestroi Menozzi 1922
Plectroctena hastifera (Santschi 1914)
Plectroctena laevior Stitz 1924
Plectroctena latinodis Santschi 1924
Plectroctena lygaria Bolton, Gotwald & Leroux 1979
Plectroctena macgeei Bolton 1974
Plectroctena major
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith 1858
Plectroctena minor Emery 1892
Plectroctena strigosa Emery 1899
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold 1915
Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi 1933
Acanthomyrmex Emery 1893
Acropyga Roger 1862
Adelomyrmex Emery 1897
Adlerzia Forel 1902
Aenictogiton Emery 1901
Afroxyidris Belshaw & Bolton 1994
Agraulomyrmex Prins 1983
Agroecomyrmex Wheeler 1915
Alloformica Dlussky 1969
Allomerus Mayr 1878
Ancyridris Wheeler 1935
Anergates Forel 1874
Anillidris Santschi 1936
Anonychomyrma Donisthorpe 1947
Aphaenogaster Mayr 1853
Aphomomyrmex Emery 1899
Apterostigma Mayr 1865
Archaeopone Dlussky 1975
Armania Dlussky 1983
Armaniella Dlussky 1983
Axinidris Weber 1941
Baikuris Dlussky 1987
Bajcaridris Agosti 1994
Bariamyrma Lattke 1990
Beb
Blepharidatta Wheeler 1915
Bondroitia Forel 1911
Bothriomyrmex Emery 1869
Calyptomyrmex Emery 1887
Camponotus Mayr 1861
Carebarella Emery 1906
Cariridris Brandao & Martins-Neto 1990
Casaleia Pagliano & Scaramozzino 1990
Centromyrmex Mayr 1866
Chimaeridris Wilson 1989
Concoctio Brown 1974
Cretomyrma Dlussky 1975
Cretopone Dlussky 1975
Cyphoidris Weber 1952
Cyphomyrmex Mayr 1862
Dacatria Rigato 1994
Dacetinops Brown & Wilson 1957
Daceton Perty 1833
Decamorium Forel 1913
Dicroaspis Emery 1908
Discothyrea Roger 1863
Dlusskyidris Bolton 1994
Dolichoderus Lund 1831
Dolioponera Brown 1974
Ecphorella Forel 1909
Ectatomma Smith 1858
Elaeomyrmex Carpenter 1930
Emplastus Donisthorpe 1920
Erromyrma
Formica Linnaeus 1758
Formicium Westwood 1854
Gigantiops Roger 1863
Glaphyromyrmex Wheeler 1915
Harpagoxenus Forel 1893
Harpegnathos Jerdon 1851
Huberia Forel 1890
Hylomyrma Forel 1912
Hypopomyrmex Emery 1891
Ilemomyrmex Wilson 1985
Imhoffia Heer 1850
Indomyrma Brown 1986
Ireneopone Donisthorpe 1946
Kyromyrma Grimaldi & Agosti 2000
Leptanilloides Mann 1923
Leptomyrmex Mayr 1862
Linepithema Mayr 1866
Liomyrmex Mayr 1865
Megalomyrmex Forel 1885
Melissotarsus Emery 1877
Messor Forel 1890
Monomorium Mayr 1855
Myrmecina Curtis 1829
Myrmecocystus Wesmael 1838
Nesomy
Nothidris Ettershank 1966
Nothomyrmica Wheeler 1915
Notoncus Emery 1895
Ocymyrmex Emery 1886
Oxyopomyrmex André 1881
Philidris Shattuck 1992
Ponerites Dlussky 1981
Poneropterus Dlussky 1983
Prionopelta Mayr 1866
Pristomyrmex Mayr 1866
Pseudolasius Emery 1887
Secostruma Bolton 1988
Sericomyrmex Mayr 1865
Simopelta Mann 1922
Sphecomyrma Wilson & Brown 1967
Tapinoma Foerster 1850
Thaumatomyrmex Mayr 1887
Typhlomyrmex Mayr 1862
Wasmannia Forel 1893
Willowsiella Wheeler 1934
Xenomyrmex Forel 1885
440 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Hymenoptera
Apocrita
Aculeata
Vespoidea
Formicidae
Ponerinae
Ponerini
Plectroctena Smith 1858 (this page)
Plectroctena anops Bolton 1974
Plectroctena conjugata Santschi 1914
Plectroctena cristata Emery 1899
Plectroctena cryptica Bolton 1974
Plectroctena dentata Santschi 1912
Plectroctena gabonensis Santschi 1919
Plectroctena gestroi Menozzi 1922
Plectroctena hastifera (Santschi 1914)
Plectroctena laevior Stitz 1924
Plectroctena latinodis Santschi 1924
Plectroctena lygaria Bolton, Gotwald & Leroux 1979
Plectroctena macgeei Bolton 1974
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith 1858
Plectroctena minor Emery 1892
Plectroctena strigosa Emery 1899
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold 1915
Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi 1933
Anochetus Mayr 1861
Archiponera Carpenter 1930
Asphinctopone Santschi 1914
Belonopelta Mayr 1870
Centromyrmex Mayr 1866
Cryptopone Emery 1893
Diacamma Mayr 1862
Dinoponera Roger 1861
Dolioponera Brown 1974
Emeryopone Forel 1912
Emplastus Donisthorpe 1920
Harpegnathos Jerdon 1851
Hypoponera Santschi 1938
Leptogenys Roger 1861
Myopias Roger 1861
Odontomachus Latreille 1804
Odontoponera Mayr 1862
Pachycondyla Smith 1858
Phrynoponera Wheeler 1920
Ponera Latreille 1804
Ponerites Dlussky 1981
Poneropsis Heer 1867
Protopone Dlussky 1988
Psalidomyrmex Andre 1890
Simopelta Mann 1922
Streblognathus Mayr 1862

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Hymenoptera
Apocrita
Aculeata
Formicoidea
Formicidae
Ponerinae
Ponerini
Plectroctena (this page)
Plectroctena mandibularis
Plectroctena minor
Plectroctena ugandensis
Anochetus
Asphinctopone
Austroponera
Belonopelta
Bothroponera
Brachyponera
Centromyrmex
Cryptopone
Diacamma
Dinoponera
Ectomomyrmex
Emeryopone
Euponera
Fisheropone
Hagensia
Harpegnathos
Hypoponera
Leptogenys
Loboponera
Mayaponera
Megaponera
Mesoponera
Myopias
Neoponera
Odontomachus
Odontoponera
Pachycondyla
Paltothyreus
Parvaponera
Phrynoponera
Ponera
Promyopias
Psalidomyrmex
Pseudoneoponera
Pseudoponera
Rasopone
Simopelta
Streblognathus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Eumetabola
Endopterygota
Hymenoptera
Apocrita
Aculeata
Formicoidea
Formicidae
Ponerinae
Ponerini
Plectroctena (this page)
Plectroctena anops
Plectroctena conjugata
Plectroctena cristata
Plectroctena cryptica
Plectroctena dentata
Plectroctena gabonensis
Plectroctena gestroi
Plectroctena hastifera
Plectroctena laevior
Plectroctena latinodis
Plectroctena lygaria
Plectroctena macgeei
Plectroctena mandibularis
Plectroctena minor
Plectroctena strigosa
Plectroctena subterranea
Plectroctena thaui
Plectroctena ugandensis
Asphinctopone
Austroponera
Belonopelta
Boloponera
Bothroponera
Brachyponera
Buniapone
Centromyrmex
Cephalopone
Cyrtopone
Dolioponera
Ectomomyrmex
Emeryopone
Euponera
Feroponera
Fisheropone
Harpegnathos
Iroponera
Loboponera
Mayaponera
Megaponera
Mesoponera
Myopias
Neoponera
Ophthalmopone
Pachycondyla
Paltothyreus
Parvaponera
Phrynoponera
Ponerites
Poneropsis
Promyopias
Psalidomyrmex
Pseudoneoponera
Pseudoponera
Rasopone
Simopelta
Streblognathus
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