''Heteroponera'' is a
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 in the
subfamily
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Heteroponerinae
Heteroponerinae is a subfamily of ants in the poneromorph subfamilies group containing three genera in one tribe. The subfamily was created in 2003 when Barry Bolton divided the Ponerinae
Ponerinae is a subfamily of ants in the Poneromo ...
.
The genus is known from the
Neotropics
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropics, tropical Ecoregion#Terrestrial, terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperat ...
(from
Costa Rica
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to
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
and
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
) and
Australasia
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.
Species
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Heteroponera angulata
''Heteroponera angulata'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Heteroponera'', endemic to Brazil. It was described by Borgmeier in 1959.Borgmeier, T. 1959a. Myrmecologische Studien. II. An. Acad. Bras. Cienc. 31: 309-319 (page 310, figs. 12, 13 w ...
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Borgmeier, 1959
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Heteroponera brounii''
(Forel, 1892)
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Heteroponera carinifrons
''Heteroponera carinifrons'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Heteroponera'', endemic to Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and ...
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Mayr, 1887
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Heteroponera crozieri''
Taylor, 2011
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Heteroponera darlingtonorum''
Taylor, 2015
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Heteroponera dentinodis''
(Mayr, 1887)
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Heteroponera dolo''
(Roger, 1860)
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Heteroponera ecarinata
''Heteroponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Heteroponerinae. The genus is known from the Neotropics (from Costa Rica to Uruguay and Chile) and Australasia.
Species
*''Heteroponera angulata'' Borgmeier, 1959
*'' Heteroponera brounii'' ( ...
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Taylor, 2015
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Heteroponera flava
''Heteroponera flava'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Heteroponera''. Endemic to Brazil and Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), i ...
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Kempf, 1962
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Heteroponera georgesi''
Perrault, 1999
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Heteroponera imbellis''
(Emery, 1895)
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Heteroponera inca
''Heteroponera inca'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Heteroponera''. Endemic to Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's ...
''
Brown, 1958
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Heteroponera inermis''
(Emery, 1894)
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Heteroponera leae''
(Wheeler, 1923)
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Heteroponera lioprocta''
Taylor, 2015
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Heteroponera majeri
''Heteroponera majeri'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Heteroponera''. Endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (cont ...
''
Taylor, 2011
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Heteroponera mayri''
Kempf, 1962
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Heteroponera microps''
Borgmeier, 1957
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Heteroponera monteithi''
Taylor, 2015
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Heteroponera monticola''
Kempf & Brown, 1970
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Heteroponera panamensis''
(Forel, 1899)
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Heteroponera pendergrasti''
Taylor, 2015
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Heteroponera relicta''
(Wheeler, 1915)
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Heteroponera rhodopygea''
Taylor, 2015
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Heteroponera robusta''
Kempf, 1962
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Heteroponera trachypyx''
Taylor, 2015
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Heteroponera viviennae''
Taylor, 2015
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Heteroponera wilsoni''
Taylor, 2015
References
External links
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Heteroponerinae
Ant genera
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