Ectatomma tuberculatum, known in Qʼeqchiʼ as the kelep,[1] is a Neotropical species of ant in the subfamily Ectatomminae.[2] Common in the Neotropics, the species is found from Mexico to Argentina.[3] It is a host to the related social parasite Ectatomma parasiticum, the only known parasitic species in the subfamily Ectatomminae.[4]
| Ectatomma tuberculatum | |
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| Ectatomma tuberculatum worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Ectatomma |
| Species: | E. tuberculatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ectatomma tuberculatum (Olivier, 1792)
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See also
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edit- ^ "Formicidae: Ectatomma tuberculatum". ants.biology.utah.edu.
- ^ Bolton, B. (2015). "Ectatomma tuberculatum". AntCat. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Arias-Penna, T. M. (2008). "Subfamilia Ectatomminae". In Jiménez, E.; Fernández, F.; Arias, T.M.; et al. (eds.). Sistemática, biogeografía y conservación de las hormigas cazadoras de Colombia (in Spanish). pp. 53–107.
- ^ Fénéron, R. E.; Poteaux, C.; Boilève, M.; Valenzuela, J.; Savarit, F. (2013). "Discrimination of the social parasite Ectatomma parasiticum by its host sibling species (E. tuberculatum)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 2013: 1–11. doi:10.1155/2013/573541.
External links
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