Ectatomminae

The subfamily Ectatomminae is represented in Australia by two genera, Gnamptogenys and Rhytidoponera. Gnamptogenys is uncommon and restricted to Cape York Peninsula, Queensland while Rhytidoponera is one of the most common groups of ants in Australia. Gnamptogenys nests in rotten wood while Rhytidoponera generally nest in soil, with some species in rotten wood.

Nomenclature

 * [subfamily of Formicidae]
 * Ectatommii Emery, 1895j: 767. Type-genus: Ectatomma Smith, F. 1858b: 102.

Taxonomic History

 * Ectatommini as tribe of Ponerinae: Emery, 1895j: 767 [Ectatommii].
 * Ectatomminae as poneromorph subfamily of Formicidae: Bolton, 2003: 45, 172.
 * Ectatomminae as formicoid subfamily of Formicidae: Ouellette, et al. 2006: 365; Moreau, et al. 2006: 102; Brady, et al. 2006: 18173.
 * Ectatomminae as formicoid ectaheteromorph subfamily of Formicidae: Ward, 2007a: 556.

Taxonomic References
Bolton, 2003: 45, 172 (diagnosis, synopsis); Ouellette, et al. 2006: 365 (phylogeny); Moreau, et al. 2006: 102 (phylogeny); Brady, et al. 2006: 18173 (phylogeny); Ward, 2007a: 556 (classification); Keller, 2011: 1 (morphology, phylogeny); Baccaro, et al. 2015: 76, 168 (Brazil genera key, text); Camacho & Feitosa, in Delabie, et al. 2015: 23 (phylogeny, taxonomy).