''Phrynoponera bequaerti'' is an
Afrotropical
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 ...
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
ant 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. The species is almost as common and widespread as ''
Phrynoponera gabonensis
''Phrynoponera gabonensis'' is an Afrotropical species of ant in the subfamily Ponerinae. ''P. gabonensis'' is the most common, widely distributed and frequently encountered member of the genus '' Phrynoponera''. Specimens are usually retrieved ...
'' and by far the smallest species in the genus. ''P. bequaerti'' is easily recognized by its size, lack of
clypeal teeth and short, broad funicular segments. Unlike ''P. gabonensis'' and ''
P. sveni'', ''P. bequaerti'' has not been found in
termitaries.
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Ponerinae
Insects described in 1922
Hymenoptera of Africa
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