Zasphinctus

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Zasphinctus
File:Sphinctomyrmex imbecilis casent0172086 profile 1.jpg
Zasphinctus imbecilis worker from Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Zasphinctus
Wheeler, 1918
Type species
Sphinctomyrmex stali
Forel, 1900
Diversity[1]
23 species
Synonyms

Eusphinctus (Zasphinctus) Wheeler, 1918

Zasphinctus is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae. The genus is a pantropical and distinctive group, originally described by Wheeler (1918) based on "Sphinctomyrmex" turneri collected in Queensland, Australia.[1] Zasphinctus was first described as a subgenus of "Eusphinctus", and then synonymized into Sphinctomyrmex, to later be raised to full genus status by Borowiec (2016),[1][2] who included approximately 20 species in the new genus circumscription.[3]

The species Zasphinctus sarowiwai was named in honor of Nigerian peace activist and writer Ken Saro-Wiwa in 2017.[4]

Species

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References

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