Ectatomma parasiticum

Ectatomma parasiticum
Ectatomma parasiticum dealate queen
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Ectatomma
Species:
E. parasiticum
Binomial name
Ectatomma parasiticum
Feitosa & Fresnau, 2008

Ectatomma parasiticum is a species of ant in the subfamily Ectatomminae. Known from Mexico, the species is a social parasite of the related species Ectatomma tuberculatum. It is the only parasitic species described in the Ectatomminae subfamily, and among the rare inquilines from the tropics.