''Phrynoponera pulchella'' is a

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of ant in the

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Ponerinae. It was discovered and described by Bolton, B. & Fisher, B. L. in 2008.Bolton, B. & Fisher, B. L., 2008, The Afrotropical ponerine ant genus Phrynoponera Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., ''

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'' (1892), pp. 35-52: 47-49

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* Ponerinae Hymenoptera of Africa Insects described in 2008 {{Ponerinae-stub