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Ectatomma opaciventre (Roger, 1861)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Ectatomma opaciventre (Roger, 1861)
Name authority
(Roger, 1861)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Formicidae
Genus
Ectatomma
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderHymenoptera
  7. suborderApocrita
  8. infraorderAculeata
  9. superfamilyFormicoidea Latreille, 1809
  10. familyFormicidae Latreille, 1802
  11. subfamilyEctatomminae Emery, 1895
  12. tribeEctatommini Emery, 1895
  13. genusEctatomma Smith, 1858
  14. speciesEctatomma opaciventre (Roger, 1861)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Ectatomma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Ectatomma goninion Kugler & Brown, 1982FormicidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectatomma gracile Emery, 1891FormicidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extinct
Ectatomma lugens Emery, 1894FormicidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectatomma muticum Mayr, 1870FormicidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectatomma planidens Borgmeier, 1939FormicidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectatomma ruidum (Roger, 1860)FormicidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Ectatomma opaciventre concolor Santschi, 1919 Santschi, 1919synonym
Ponera opaciventris Roger, 1861 Roger, 1861synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Roger, J. (1861). Myrmicologische Nachlese. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 5, 163–174. https://antcat.org/documents/2441/4097.pdf Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:38P8K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.