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Wadeura

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Wadeura
Wadeura guianensis worker
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Wadeura
Weber, 1939
Type species
Wadeura guianensis
Weber, 1939
Diversity[1]
4 species

Wadeura is a genus of ponerine ants containing four described species native to parts of Central and South America.[2] Originally described in 1939 by N. A. Weber, it was synonymized under Pachycondyla for a time, transferred to Cryptopone in 2014, and reinstated as a genus by Branstetter & Longino, 2022.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bolton, B. (2024). "Wadeura". AntCat. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Genus: Wadeura Weber, 1939". AntWeb. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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