''Iroponera'' (from
Latin ''ironia'', "assumed ignorance", ''-pone'', from the name of the subfamily) is a
monotypic genus of
ants in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Ponerinae. ''Iroponera odax'', the single described species, is known only from a few collections in Australia (including
Tasmania).
Workers are orange-colored and small in size (2.6 mm). Queens and males remain unknown. Little is known about their biology, but their small eyes indicate a subterranean lifestyle.
References
Ponerinae
Monotypic ant genera
Hymenoptera of Australia
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