Overbeckia

Overbeckia
	Overbeckia subclavata worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Camponotini
Genus:	Overbeckia; Viehmeyer, 1916
Diversity
	3 species

Overbeckia is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae originally containing only the single species Overbeckia subclavata.^[2] Although the genus has been known over 100 years only from Singapore, where its nests were found in hollow branches of bamboo and other plants,^[3] a revision study by Klimes and coll. in 2022^[4] showed that these ants occur across tropical SA Asia to Australasia and re-described the genus, Overbeckia subclavata.^[2] and described two new species, Overbeckia jambiensis, and Overbeckia papuana.^[4] The study also showed that more recent findings of Overbeckia in Australia ^[5] are likely O. papuana, based on morphology.

Species

Overbeckia subclavata
Overbeckia jambiensis
Overbeckia papuana

References

↑ Bolton, B. (2025). "Overbeckia". AntCat. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
1 2 "Genus: Overbeckia". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
↑ Emery, C. (1925). "Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae". Genera Insectorum. 183: 1–302.
1 2 Klimeš, Petr; Drescher, Jochen; Buchori, Damayanti; Hidayat, Purnama; Nazarreta, Rizky; Potocký, Pavel; Rimandai, Maling; Scheu, Stefan; Matos-Maraví, Pável (2022-07-25). "Uncovering cryptic diversity in the enigmatic ant genus Overbeckia and insights into the phylogeny of Camponotini (Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Formicinae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 36 (6): 557–579. doi:10.1071/IS21067. ISSN 1447-2600. S2CID 251077487.
↑ B.E., Heterick (2019). "First record of the formicine genus Overbeckia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Australia". Myrmecological News. 29. ISSN 1997-3500.

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[AntCat-1] Bolton, B. (2025). "Overbeckia". AntCat. Retrieved 14 November 2025.

[AWOverbeckia-2] 1 2 "Genus: Overbeckia". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.

[Emery_1925-3] Emery, C. (1925). "Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae". Genera Insectorum. 183: 1–302.

[:0-4] 1 2 Klimeš, Petr; Drescher, Jochen; Buchori, Damayanti; Hidayat, Purnama; Nazarreta, Rizky; Potocký, Pavel; Rimandai, Maling; Scheu, Stefan; Matos-Maraví, Pável (2022-07-25). "Uncovering cryptic diversity in the enigmatic ant genus Overbeckia and insights into the phylogeny of Camponotini (Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Formicinae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 36 (6): 557–579. doi:10.1071/IS21067. ISSN 1447-2600. S2CID 251077487.

[5] B.E., Heterick (2019). "First record of the formicine genus Overbeckia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Australia". Myrmecological News. 29. ISSN 1997-3500.

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