Hypoponera

Hypoponera
Hypoponera eduardi worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Alliance: Hypoponera genus group
Genus: Hypoponera
Santschi, 1938
Type species
Ponera abeillei
Diversity
154 (living), 2 (extinct)

Hypoponera is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution and is found in all continents except Antarctica, as well as lacking a presence in taiga or tundra biomes, and central Asia.

Description

The genus has stout, triangular mandibles and 12 segmented anntennae. Species in this genus typically do not have eyes, and when present are always very small; however, queen's typically have large eyes, with setae between the ommatidia. When viewed in profile, the petiole is usually more slender and often more tapered dorsally than in workers. Males typically have large eyes, with setae protruding between the ommatidia and 13 segmented antennae. Ergatoid males are extremely worker-like, with male genitalia present. Antennae are either 12 or 13 segmented and eyes can be either present or absent.

Species

References

  1. ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Hypoponera". AntCat. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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  3. ↑ 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.
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  6. ↑ Bolton, Barry; Fisher, B.L (29 March 2011). "Taxonomy of Afrotropical and West Palaearctic ants of the ponerine genus Hypoponera Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Zootaxa. 2943: 86–92 – via AntCat.