''Euponera'' is a
ponerine
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 th ...
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 ...
of
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 distributed in the
Afrotropics
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 islan ...
(including
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
) and eastern Asia. Workers are large (6–10.5 mm); queen are similar to workers, but larger and
winged
A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is expresse ...
.
Species
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Euponera aenigmatica
''Euponera'' is a ponerine genus of ants distributed in the Afrotropics (including Madagascar) and eastern Asia. Workers are large (6–10.5 mm); queen are similar to workers, but larger and winged.
Species
*'' Euponera aenigmatica'' (Ar ...
''
(Arnold, 1949)
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Euponera agnivo''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera antsiraka
''Euponera'' is a ponerine genus of ants distributed in the Afrotropics (including Madagascar) and eastern Asia. Workers are large (6–10.5 mm); queen are similar to workers, but larger and winged.
Species
*'' Euponera aenigmatica'' (Ar ...
''
(Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013)
*''
Euponera brunoi
''Euponera'' is a ponerine genus of ants distributed in the Afrotropics (including Madagascar) and eastern Asia. Workers are large (6–10.5 mm); queen are similar to workers, but larger and winged.
Species
*''Euponera aenigmatica'' (Arn ...
''
Forel, 1913
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Euponera daraina
''Euponera'' is a ponerine genus of ants distributed in the Afrotropics (including Madagascar) and eastern Asia. Workers are large (6–10.5 mm); queen are similar to workers, but larger and winged.
Species
*''Euponera aenigmatica'' (Arn ...
''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera fossigera''
Mayr, 1901
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Euponera gorogota
''Euponera'' is a ponerine genus of ants distributed in the Afrotropics (including Madagascar) and eastern Asia. Workers are large (6–10.5 mm); queen are similar to workers, but larger and winged.
Species
*''Euponera aenigmatica'' ( ...
''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
*''
Euponera grandis''
Donisthorpe, 1947
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Euponera haratsingy
''Euponera'' is a ponerine genus of ants distributed in the Afrotropics (including Madagascar) and eastern Asia. Workers are large (6–10.5 mm); queen are similar to workers, but larger and winged.
Species
*''Euponera aenigmatica'' (Arn ...
''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera ivolo''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera kipyatkovi''
Dubovikoff, 2013
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Euponera maeva''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera manni''
Viehmeyer, 1924
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Euponera mialy''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera nosy''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera pilosior''
Wheeler, W.M., 1928
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Euponera rovana''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera sakishimensis''
Terayama, 1999
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Euponera sharpi''
Forel, 1901
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Euponera sikorae''
(Forel, 1891)
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Euponera sjostedti''
(Mayr, 1896)
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Euponera tahary''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera vohitravo
''Euponera'' is a ponerine genus of ants distributed in the Afrotropics (including Madagascar) and eastern Asia. Workers are large (6–10.5 mm); queen are similar to workers, but larger and winged.
Species
*''Euponera aenigmatica'' (Arn ...
''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
*''
Euponera weberi
''Euponera'' is a ponerine genus of ants distributed in the Afrotropics (including Madagascar) and eastern Asia. Workers are large (6–10.5 mm); queen are similar to workers, but larger and winged.
Species
*''Euponera aenigmatica'' (Arn ...
''
Bernard, 1953
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Euponera wroughtonii''
Forel, 1901
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Euponera zoro
''Euponera'' is a ponerine genus of ants distributed in the Afrotropics (including Madagascar) and eastern Asia. Workers are large (6–10.5 mm); queen are similar to workers, but larger and winged.
Species
*''Euponera aenigmatica'' (A ...
''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
References
Ponerinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Asia
Hymenoptera of Africa
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