Paltothyreus
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Paltothyreus is a monotypic genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Paltothyreus tarsatus, the single described species, is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa. Workers are very large in size;
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Alate
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Alate is an adjective and noun used in entomology and botany to refer to something that has wings or winglike structures.
Paltothyreus
…species, is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa. Workers are very large in size (17–20 mm); queens are similar to workers, but larger (23 mm) and winged. Paltothyreus tarsatus construct shallow nests that cover a large home range. Most of the nest is shallow tunnels used by foragers to travel without…
Dorylus male alate
Euonymus alatus has wing-like structures on the stems