Zatania
Sign in to saveZatania is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from Central America and the Greater Antilles.
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Zatania is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from Central America and the Greater Antilles.
The generic name is derived from Greek za, "very", tany, "long", referencing its elongated body features.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zatania” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.