In biological classification , a subfamily ( Latin : subfamilia , plural subfamiliae ) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank , next below family but more inclusive than genus . Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zoological subfamily names with "-inae".
2-515: Leptanillinae is a subfamily of primitive ants consisting of three genera. Ants of this subfamily have larvae that feed their hemolymph to the queen through specialized processes on their prothoraces and third abdominal segments. This behavior resembles that of the distantly related Adetomyrma , also called the Dracula ant, which pierces their larvae to obtain body fluids. Members of Leptanilla are minute, yellow, blind ants that live below
4-468: The surface. The Leptanillinae are mainly spread out in tropical and warm temperate regions in Europe and Australian regions. This ant -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Subfamily Detarioideae is an example of a botanical subfamily. Detarioideae is a subdivision of the family Fabaceae (legumes), containing 84 genera. Stevardiinae is an example of
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