''Euponera'' is a
ponerine
Ponerinae is a subfamily of ants in the Poneromorph subfamilies group, with about 1,600 species in 47 extant genera, including ''Dinoponera gigantea'' - one of the world's largest species of ant. Mated workers have replaced the queen as the fu ...
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22 ...
s distributed in the
Afrotropics
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
(including
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
) and eastern Asia. Workers are large (6–10.5 mm); queen are similar to workers, but larger and
winged.
Species
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Euponera aenigmatica''
(Arnold, 1949)
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Euponera agnivo''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera antsiraka''
(Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013)
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Euponera brunoi''
Forel, 1913
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Euponera daraina''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera fossigera
''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.
Species
*'' Euponera aenigmatica'' (Ar ...
''
Mayr, 1901
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Euponera gorogota''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera grandis''
Donisthorpe, 1947
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Euponera haratsingy''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera ivolo''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera kipyatkovi''
Dubovikoff, 2013
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Euponera maeva''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera manni
''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.
Species
*'' Euponera aenigmatica'' (Ar ...
''
Viehmeyer, 1924
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Euponera mialy
''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.
Species
*'' Euponera aenigmatica'' (Ar ...
''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
*''
Euponera nosy
''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.
Species
*'' Euponera aenigmatica'' (Ar ...
''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera pilosior
''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.
Species
*'' Euponera aenigmatica'' (Ar ...
''
Wheeler, W.M., 1928
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Euponera rovana
''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.
Species
*'' Euponera aenigmatica'' (Ar ...
''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
*''
Euponera sakishimensis
''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.
Species
*'' Euponera aenigmatica'' (Ar ...
''
Terayama, 1999
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Euponera sharpi
''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.
Species
*'' Euponera aenigmatica'' (Ar ...
''
Forel, 1901
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Euponera sikorae
''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 ...
''
(Forel, 1891)
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Euponera sjostedti''
(Mayr, 1896)
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Euponera tahary''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera vohitravo''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera weberi''
Bernard, 1953
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Euponera wroughtonii''
Forel, 1901
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Euponera zoro''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
References
Ponerinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Asia
Hymenoptera of Africa
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