Terataner is an African genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution The genus is can be separated into two groups based on distribution and behavior. Both groups are known from the Afrotropics, with the west African group nesting in rotten parts of standing trees, often high above the ground. The other group, consisting of species from east Africa, Madagascar and one from South Africa, nests in cavities of plants near the ground.
Species Terataner alluaudi (Emery, 1895) Terataner balrog (Hita, 2017) Terataner bottegoi (Emery, 1896) Terataner elegans Bernard, 1953 Terataner foreli (Emery, 1899) Terataner luteus (Emery, 1899) Terataner piceus Menozzi, 1942 Terataner rufipes Emery, 1912 Terataner scotti (Forel, 1912) Terataner steinheili (Forel, 1895) Terataner transvaalensis Arnold, 1952 Terataner velatus Bolton, 1981 Terataner xaltus Bolton, 1981
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