# Fulakora

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{{Short description|Genus of ants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Fulakora
|authority = Mann, 1919
|type_species = ''Fulakora celata''
|type_species_authority = (Mann, 1919)
|diversity_link = #Species
|diversity = 26 species
|diversity_ref = <ref name="AntCat">{{AntCat|430047|''Fulakora''|2026|accessdate=4 May 2026}}</ref>
|synonyms = *''Ericapelta'' Kusnezov, 1955
*''Paraprionopelta'' Kusnezov 1955
}}

'''''Fulakora''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of [ant](/source/ant)s in the [subfamily](/source/subfamily) [Amblyoponinae](/source/Amblyoponinae).<ref name="AntWeb">{{cite web |url=https://www.antweb.org/description.do?subfamily=amblyoponinae&genus=fulakora&rank=genus&project=allantwebants |title= Genus: ''Fulakora''|date= |website=antweb.org |publisher=[AntWeb](/source/AntWeb) |accessdate=21 Jan 2021}}</ref> The genus has a worldwide distribution, and like most other amblyoponines, ''Fulakora'' species are specialized predators.<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> It was originally described as, and for a long time considered to be, a subgenus of ''[Stigmatomma](/source/Stigmatomma)'' until it was elevated to an independent genus by Ward & Fisher (2016).

==Species==
As of 2026, ''Fulakora'' contains 26 [valid](/source/valid_name_(zoology)) species, all extant.<ref name="AntCat"/>
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*''[Fulakora agostii](/source/Fulakora_agostii)'' <small>(Lacau & Delabie, 2002)</small>
*''[Fulakora armigera](/source/Fulakora_armigera)'' <small>(Mayr, 1887)</small>
*''[Fulakora bierigi](/source/Fulakora_bierigi)'' <small>(Santschi, 1930)</small>
*''[Fulakora celata](/source/Fulakora_celata)'' <small>(Mann, 1919)</small>
*''[Fulakora chilensis](/source/Fulakora_chilensis)'' <small>(Mayr, 1887)</small>
*''[Fulakora cleae](/source/Fulakora_cleae)'' <small>(Lacau & Delabie, 2002)</small>
*''[Fulakora degenerata](/source/Fulakora_degenerata)'' <small>(Borgmeier, 1957)</small>
*''[Fulakora egregia](/source/Fulakora_egregia)'' <small>(Kusnezov, 1955)</small>
*''[Fulakora elongata](/source/Fulakora_elongata)'' <small>(Santschi, 1912)</small>
*''[Fulakora estevae](/source/Fulakora_estevae)'' <small>Jacintho & Chaul, 2025</small>
*''[Fulakora exigua](/source/Fulakora_exigua)'' <small>(Clark, 1928)</small>
*''[Fulakora falcata](/source/Fulakora_falcata)'' <small>(Lattke, 1991)</small>
*''[Fulakora gnoma](/source/Fulakora_gnoma)'' <small>(Taylor, 1979)</small>
*''[Fulakora gracilis](/source/Fulakora_gracilis)'' <small>(Clark, 1934)</small>
*''[Fulakora heraldoi](/source/Fulakora_heraldoi)'' <small>(Lacau & Delabie, 2002)</small>
*''[Fulakora lucida](/source/Fulakora_lucida)'' <small>(Clark, 1934)</small>
*''[Fulakora lurilabes](/source/Fulakora_lurilabes)'' <small>(Lattke, 1991)</small>
*''[Fulakora minima](/source/Fulakora_minima)'' <small>(Kusnezov, 1955)</small>
*''[Fulakora monrosi](/source/Fulakora_monrosi)'' <small>(Brown, 1960)</small>
*''[Fulakora mystriops](/source/Fulakora_mystriops)'' <small>(Brown, 1960)</small>
*''[Fulakora orizabana](/source/Fulakora_orizabana)'' <small>(Brown, 1960)</small>
*''[Fulakora papuana](/source/Fulakora_papuana)'' <small>(Taylor, 1979)</small>
*''[Fulakora punctulata](/source/Fulakora_punctulata)'' <small>(Clark, 1934)</small>
*''[Fulakora saundersi](/source/Fulakora_saundersi)'' <small>(Forel, 1892)</small>
*''[Fulakora smithi](/source/Fulakora_smithi)'' <small>(Brown, 1960)</small>
*''[Fulakora wilsoni](/source/Fulakora_wilsoni)'' <small>(Clark, 1928)</small>
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==References==
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Category:Amblyoponinae
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