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]

Zasphinctus
Zasphinctus imbecilis worker from Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Bolton, B. (2021). "Zasphinctus". AntCat. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ Borowiec, M. (2016). "Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)". ZooKeys (608): 1–280. Bibcode:2016ZooK..608....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.608.9427. PMC 4982377. PMID 27559303.
  3. ^ "Genus: Zasphinctus". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 3 June 2021.