''Rhytidoponera'' is a large
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
ants in the
subfamily
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Ectatomminae
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.
The genus is known from
Australia
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and
Melanesia
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, with
New Caledonia
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as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged
alate queens and
gamergates.
All known queenless species of ''Rhytidoponera'' are polygynous.
Species
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Rhytidoponera abdominalis
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
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Viehmeyer, 1912
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Rhytidoponera acanthoponeroides''
Viehmeyer, 1924
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Rhytidoponera aciculata''
(Smith, 1858)
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Rhytidoponera aenescens''
Emery, 1900
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Rhytidoponera anceps
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamerga ...
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Emery, 1898
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Rhytidoponera aquila''
Ward, 1984
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Rhytidoponera araneoides''
(Le Guillou, 1842)
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Rhytidoponera arborea
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
Ward, 1984
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Rhytidoponera aspera''
(Roger, 1860)
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Rhytidoponera atropurpurea
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
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Emery, 1914
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Rhytidoponera aurata
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
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(Roger, 1861)
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Rhytidoponera barnardi
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
Clark, 1936
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Rhytidoponera barretti
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
Clark, 1941
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Rhytidoponera borealis
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamerga ...
''
Crawley, 1918
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Rhytidoponera carinata
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamerga ...
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Clark, 1936
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Rhytidoponera celtinodis
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamerga ...
''
Wilson, 1958
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Rhytidoponera cerastes
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamerga ...
''
Crawley, 1925
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Rhytidoponera chalybaea
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamerga ...
''
Emery, 1901
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Rhytidoponera chnoopyx
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamerga ...
''
Brown, 1958
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Rhytidoponera clarki
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamerga ...
''
Donisthorpe, 1943
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Rhytidoponera confusa''
Ward, 1980
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Rhytidoponera convexa''
(Mayr, 1876)
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Rhytidoponera cornuta''
(Emery, 1895)
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Rhytidoponera crassinoda''
(Forel, 1907)
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Rhytidoponera cristata''
(Mayr, 1876)
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Rhytidoponera croesus''
Emery, 1901
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Rhytidoponera depilis''
Ward, 1984
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Rhytidoponera dubia''
Crawley, 1915
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Rhytidoponera enigmatica''
Ward, 1980
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Rhytidoponera eremita
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
Clark, 1936
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Rhytidoponera ferruginea
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamergate ...
''
Clark, 1936
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Rhytidoponera flavicornis''
Clark, 1936
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Rhytidoponera flavipes''
(Clark, 1941)
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Rhytidoponera flindersi''
Clark, 1936
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Rhytidoponera foreli''
Crawley, 1918
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Rhytidoponera foveolata''
Crawley, 1925
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Rhytidoponera fulgens''
(Emery, 1883)
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Rhytidoponera fuliginosa''
Clark, 1936
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Rhytidoponera greavesi
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
Clark, 1941
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Rhytidoponera gregoryi
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
Clark, 1936
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Rhytidoponera haeckeli''
(Forel, 1910)
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Rhytidoponera hanieli''
Forel, 1913
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Rhytidoponera hilli''
Crawley, 1915
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Rhytidoponera impressa
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamergate ...
''
(Mayr, 1876)
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Rhytidoponera incisa''
Crawley, 1915
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Rhytidoponera inops''
Emery, 1900
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Rhytidoponera inornata''
Crawley, 1922
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Rhytidoponera insularis''
Ward, 1984
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Rhytidoponera kirghizorum''
Dlussky, 1981
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Rhytidoponera koumensis''
Ward, 1984
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Rhytidoponera kurandensis''
Brown, 1958
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Rhytidoponera laciniosa
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
Viehmeyer, 1912
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Rhytidoponera lamellinodis''
Santschi, 1919
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Rhytidoponera laticeps
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
Forel, 1915
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Rhytidoponera levior''
Crawley, 1925
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Rhytidoponera litoralis''
Ward, 1984
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Rhytidoponera luteipes''
Ward, 1984
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Rhytidoponera maledicta''
Forel, 1915
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Rhytidoponera maniae''
(Forel, 1900)
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Rhytidoponera mayri
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
(Emery, 1883)
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Rhytidoponera metallica''
(Smith, 1858)
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Rhytidoponera micans''
Clark, 1936
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Rhytidoponera mimica''
Ward, 1984
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Rhytidoponera mirabilis''
Clark, 1936
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Rhytidoponera nexa
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
Stitz, 1912
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Rhytidoponera nitida
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
Clark, 1936
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Rhytidoponera nitidiventris''
Ward, 1984
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Rhytidoponera nodifera
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
(Emery, 1895)
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Rhytidoponera nudata''
(Mayr, 1876)
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Rhytidoponera numeensis''
(André, 1889)
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Rhytidoponera opaciventris''
Ward, 1984
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Rhytidoponera peninsularis
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
Brown, 1958
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Rhytidoponera petiolata''
Clark, 1936
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Rhytidoponera pilosula''
Clark, 1936
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Rhytidoponera pulchella''
(Emery, 1883)
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Rhytidoponera punctata
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
(Smith, 1858)
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Rhytidoponera punctigera''
Crawley, 1925
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Rhytidoponera punctiventris''
(Forel, 1900)
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Rhytidoponera purpurea''
(Emery, 1887)
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Rhytidoponera reflexa''
Clark, 1936
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Rhytidoponera reticulata''
(Forel, 1893)
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Rhytidoponera rotundiceps''
Viehmeyer, 1914
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Rhytidoponera rufescens''
(Forel, 1900)
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Rhytidoponera rufithorax''
Clark, 1941
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Rhytidoponera rufiventris''
Forel, 1915
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Rhytidoponera rufonigra''
Clark, 1936
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Rhytidoponera scaberrima
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamergate ...
''
(Emery, 1895)
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Rhytidoponera scabra''
(Mayr, 1876)
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Rhytidoponera scabrior''
Crawley, 1925
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Rhytidoponera socra
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
(Forel, 1894)
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Rhytidoponera spoliata''
(Emery, 1895)
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Rhytidoponera strigosa
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
(Emery, 1887)
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Rhytidoponera subcyanea''
Emery, 1897
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Rhytidoponera tasmaniensis''
Emery, 1898
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Rhytidoponera taurus''
(Forel, 1910)
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Rhytidoponera tenuis''
(Forel, 1900)
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Rhytidoponera terrestris''
Ward, 1984
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Rhytidoponera trachypyx''
Brown, 1958
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Rhytidoponera turneri''
(Forel, 1910)
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Rhytidoponera tyloxys''
Brown, 1958
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Rhytidoponera versicolor
''Rhytidoponera'' is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.
Some ''Rhytidoponera'' species have both winged alate queens and gamer ...
''
Brown, 1958
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Rhytidoponera victoriae''
(André, 1896)
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Rhytidoponera violacea''
(Forel, 1907)
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Rhytidoponera viridis''
(Clark, 1941)
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Rhytidoponera wilsoni''
Brown, 1958
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Rhytidoponera yorkensis''
Forel, 1915
References
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