Austroponera

Austroponera
Temporal range: Early Miocene–present, 23.03–0 Ma
Austroponera rufonigra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Alliance: Ponera genus group
Genus: Austroponera
Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014
Type species
Euponera rufonigra
Clark, 1934
Diversity
5 species

Austroponera is a ponerine genus of ants found in Australia and New Zealand, hence the prefix "Austro-".

Species

As of 2026, Austroponera contains five valid species, including four extant and one extinct.

Extant

Extinct

Holotype of Austroponera schneideri from the Foulden Maar

References

  1. ↑ "†Austroponera schneideri Kaulfuss and Dlussky 2016". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 Bolton, B. (2026). "Austroponera". AntCat. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 Schmidt, C. A. & Shattuck, S. O. (2014). "The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of ponerine ecology and behavior". Zootaxa. 3817 (1): 1–242. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1. PMID 24943802.