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Euponera

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Euponera
Euponera sikorae
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Euponera

Forel, 1891
Type species
Ponera sikorae[1]
Forel, 1891
Diversity[2]
26 species

Euponera is a ponerine genus of ants distributed in the Afrotropics (including Madagascar) and eastern Asia. Workers are large (6–10.5 mm); queen are similar to workers, but larger and winged.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2015). "Ectomomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b 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.