Cataulacus

{{Short description|Genus of ants}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = Cataulacus oberthueri casent0435894 profile 1.jpg |image_caption = ''Cataulacus oberthueri'' worker |taxon = Cataulacus |authority = Smith, 1853 |type_species = ''Cataulacus taprobanae'' |type_species_authority = Smith, 1853 |display_parents = 2 |diversity_link = #Species |diversity = 68 species |diversity_ref = <ref name="AntCat">{{AntCat|429594|''Cataulacus''|2015|accessdate=20 January 2015}}</ref> |synonyms = ''Otomyrmex'' Forel, 1891 }}

'''''Cataulacus''''' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.<ref name="AWCataulacus"/> The genus is distributed in the Paleotropical regions, mainly in the Afrotropics. Most species are found in forests, but a few are known from more open and arid habitats.<ref name="Garcia_et_al_2013"/>

==Species== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *''Cataulacus adpressus'' Bolton, 1974 *†''Cataulacus anthracinus'' (Heer, 1849) *''Cataulacus bequaerti'' Forel, 1913 *''Cataulacus boltoni'' Snelling, 1979 *''Cataulacus brevisetosus'' Forel, 1901 *''Cataulacus catuvolcus'' Bolton, 1974 *''Cataulacus centrurus'' Bolton, 1982 *''Cataulacus cestus'' Bolton, 1982 *''Cataulacus chapmani'' Bolton, 1974 *''Cataulacus difficilis'' Santschi, 1916 *''Cataulacus ebrardi'' Forel, 1886 *''Cataulacus egenus'' Santschi, 1911 *''Cataulacus elongatus'' Santschi, 1924 *''Cataulacus erinaceus'' Stitz, 1910 *''Cataulacus flagitiosus'' Smith, 1862 *''Cataulacus fricatidorsus'' Santschi, 1914 *''Cataulacus granulatus'' (Latreille, 1802) *''Cataulacus greggi'' Bolton, 1974 *''Cataulacus guineensis'' Smith, 1853 *''Cataulacus hispidulus'' Smith, 1865 *''Cataulacus horridus'' Smith, 1857 *''Cataulacus huberi'' André, 1890 *''Cataulacus impressus'' Bolton, 1974 *''Cataulacus inermis'' Santschi, 1924 *''Cataulacus intrudens'' (Smith, 1876) *''Cataulacus jacksoni'' Bolton, 1982 *''Cataulacus jeanneli'' Santschi, 1914 *''Cataulacus kenyensis'' Santschi, 1935 *''Cataulacus kohli'' Mayr, 1895 *''Cataulacus latissimus'' Emery, 1893 *''Cataulacus latus'' Forel, 1891 *''Cataulacus lobatus'' Mayr, 1895 *''Cataulacus longinodus'' Forel, 1912 *''Cataulacus lujae'' Forel, 1911 *''Cataulacus marginatus'' Bolton, 1974 *''Cataulacus mckeyi'' Snelling, 1979 *''Cataulacus micans'' Mayr, 1901 *''Cataulacus mocquerysi'' André, 1889 *''Cataulacus moloch'' Bolton, 1982 *''Cataulacus muticus'' Emery, 1889 *''Cataulacus nenassus'' Bolton, 1974 *''Cataulacus oberthueri'' Forel, 1891 *''Cataulacus pilosus'' Santschi, 1920 *†''Cataulacus planiceps'' Emery, 1891 *†''Cataulacus plebeius'' De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 2004 *''Cataulacus pompom'' Snelling, 1979 *''Cataulacus porcatus'' Emery, 1899 *''Cataulacus praetextus'' Smith, 1867 *''Cataulacus pullus'' Santschi, 1910 *''Cataulacus pygmaeus'' André, 1890 *''Cataulacus regularis'' Forel, 1892 *''Cataulacus resinosus'' Viehmeyer, 1913 *''Cataulacus reticulatus'' Smith, 1857 *''Cataulacus satrap'' Bolton, 1982 *''Cataulacus setosus'' Smith, 1860 *†''Cataulacus silvestrii'' Emery, 1891 *''Cataulacus simoni'' Emery, 1893 *''Cataulacus striativentris'' Santschi, 1924 *''Cataulacus taprobanae'' Smith, 1853 *''Cataulacus tardus'' Santschi, 1914 *''Cataulacus taylori'' Bolton, 1982 *''Cataulacus tenuis'' Emery, 1899 *''Cataulacus theobromicola'' Santschi, 1939 *''Cataulacus traegaordhi'' Santschi, 1914 *''Cataulacus voeltzkowi'' Forel, 1907 *''Cataulacus vorticus'' Bolton, 1974 *''Cataulacus wasmanni'' Forel, 1897 *''Cataulacus weissi'' Santschi, 1913 *''Cataulacus wissmannii'' Forel, 1894 {{div col end}}

==References== {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="AWCataulacus">{{cite web |url=http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Cataulacus&rank=genus&project=allantwebants |title= Genus: ''Cataulacus'' |date= |website=antweb.org |publisher=AntWeb |access-date=23 September 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="Garcia_et_al_2013">{{Cite journal | doi = 10.2982/028.101.0201| title = The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography| journal = Journal of East African Natural History| volume = 101| issue = 2| pages = 127| year = 2013| last1 = Hita Garcia | first1 = F. | last2 = Wiesel | first2 = E. | last3 = Fischer | first3 = G. | s2cid = 84797311}}</ref> }}

==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Cataulacus|''Cataulacus''}}

Category:Crematogastrini Category:Ant genera Category:Taxa named by Frederick Smith (entomologist)