''Brachyponera'' is

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of ants in the

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Ponerinae.

Distribution

The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are

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in other parts of the world. ''B. chinensis'', the most studied ''Brachyponera'' species, has been introduced as an exotic ant in southeastern United States and New Zealand. The other invasive species, ''B. sennaarensis'', is spreading through the Middle East.

Description

The genus was first established as a

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of ''

Euponera ''Euponera'' is a ponerine genus of ants distributed in the Afrotropics (including Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de M ...

'', when Emery (1900) described ''B. croceicornis''. Workers are small to medium in size (3–7 mm) and have triangular mandibles. Queens are similar to workers, but larger and

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Species

*'' Brachyponera arcuata'' (Karavaiev, 1925) *'' Brachyponera atrata'' (Karavaiev, 1925) *''

Brachyponera batak ''Brachyponera'' is genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Distribution The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are invasive in other p ...

'' (Yamane, 2007) *'' Brachyponera brevidorsa'' Xu, 1994 *''

Brachyponera chinensis ''Brachyponera chinensis'', or the Asian needle ant, is a ponerine ant native to areas of Japan and Asia. The species can also be found in the United States, where it is an adventive and possibly invasive species. It is documented from Georgia, ...

'' (Emery, 1895) *'' Brachyponera christmasi'' (Donisthorpe, 1935) *''

Brachyponera croceicornis ''Brachyponera'' is genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Distribution The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are invasive in other p ...

'' (Emery, 1900) *''

Brachyponera flavipes ''Brachyponera'' is genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Distribution The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are invasive in other p ...

'' (Yamane, 2007) *''

Brachyponera jerdonii ''Brachyponera'' is genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Distribution The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are invasive in other p ...

'' (Forel, 1900) *''

Brachyponera lutea ''Brachyponera'' is genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Distribution The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are invasive in other p ...

'' (Mayr, 1862) *''

Brachyponera luteipes ''Brachyponera luteipes'' is a species of ant of the subfamily Ponerinae. It is found in Nicobar Islands, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, India, and Vietnam. Two subspecies are recognized. Subspecies * ''Brachyponera luteipes ...

'' (Mayr, 1862) *''

Brachyponera mesoponeroides ''Brachyponera'' is genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Distribution The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are invasive in other p ...

'' Radchenko, 1993 *''

Brachyponera nakasujii ''Brachyponera'' is genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Distribution The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are invasive in other p ...

'' (Yashiro, Matsuura, Guénard, Terayama & Dunn, 2010) *''

Brachyponera nigrita ''Brachyponera'' is genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Distribution The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are invasive in other p ...

'' (Emery, 1895) *''

Brachyponera obscurans ''Brachyponera obscurans'' is a species of ant of the subfamily Ponerinae. It is found from Borneo, Malaysia, New Guinea, Philippines, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, and China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country ...

'' (Walker, 1859) *''

Brachyponera pilidorsalis ''Brachyponera'' is genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Distribution The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are invasive in other p ...

'' (Yamane, 2007) *''

Brachyponera sennaarensis ''Brachyponera'' is genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Distribution The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are invasive in other p ...

'' (Mayr, 1862) *''

Brachyponera tianzun ''Brachyponera'' is genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Distribution The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are invasive in other p ...

'' (Terayama, 2009) *''

Brachyponera wallacei ''Brachyponera'' is genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Distribution The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are invasive in other p ...

'' (Yamane, 2007)

References

External links

* Ponerinae Ant genera {{Ponerinae-stub