''Cryptopone'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

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 22,0 ...

s in the subfamily

Ponerinae Ponerinae is a subfamily of ants in the Poneromorph subfamilies group, with about 1,600 species in 47 extant genera, including ''Dinoponera gigantea'' - one of the world's largest species of ant. Mated workers have replaced the queen as the f ...

. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly larger.

Species

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Cryptopone arabica ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' Collingwood & Agosti, 1996 *''

Cryptopone butteli ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' Forel, 1913 *''

Cryptopone crassicornis ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' (Emery, 1897) *''

Cryptopone emeryi ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' Donisthorpe, 1943 *''

Cryptopone fusciceps ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' Emery, 1900 *''

Cryptopone gigas ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' Wu & Wang, 1995 *'' Cryptopone gilva'' (Roger, 1863) *''

Cryptopone guianensis ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' (Weber, 1939) *''

Cryptopone hartwigi ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly large ...

'' Arnold, 1948 *''

Cryptopone holmgreni ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' (Wheeler, 1925) *''

Cryptopone jinxiuensis ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' Zhou, 2001 *''

Cryptopone mirabilis ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' MacKay & MacKay, 2010 *''

Cryptopone motschulskyi ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' Donisthorpe, 1943 *''

Cryptopone nicobarensis ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' Forel, 1905 *''

Cryptopone ochracea ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' (Mayr, 1855) *''

Cryptopone pseudogigas ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' Zhou & Zheng, 1997 *''

Cryptopone recticlypea ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' Xu, 1998 *''

Cryptopone rotundiceps ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' (Emery, 1914) *''

Cryptopone sauteri ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' (Wheeler, 1906) *''

Cryptopone sinensis ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' Wang, 1992 *''

Cryptopone subterranea ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' Bharti & Wachkoo, 2013 *''

Cryptopone taivanae ''Cryptopone'' is a 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 ...

'' (Forel, 1913) *''

Cryptopone tengu ''Cryptopone'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly la ...

'' Terayama, 1999 *''

Cryptopone testacea ''Cryptopone testacea'', is a species of ant of the subfamily Ponerinae. References External links * * at antwiki.org'Animaldiversity.org

'' Emery, 1893 *'' Cryptopone typhlos'' (Karavaiev, 1935)

References

External links

* Ponerinae Ant genera {{Ponerinae-stub