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Tranopelta
Sign in to saveTranopelta is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Tranopelta is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to Brazil, Animalia and Ecuador.
Vinony files it under Ant genera, Hymenoptera of North America and Hymenoptera of South America.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 20
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Formicidae
- Collections
- USNM, INECOL, UTEP, CAS, FMNH, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA)
- Recorded in
- Peru, Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Formicidae
- Image
- Tranopelta gilva casent0178097 profile 1.jpg
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- taxon name
- Tranopelta
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Tranopelta
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- Tranopelta
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Encyclopedic overview
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Tranopelta is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
==Distribution== The genus is restricted to the Neotropical region, where the ants nest in soil or in the leaf litter. Tranopelta gilva is known from Costa Rica to Brazil, Tranopelta subterranea is found in Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
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