''Euponera'' is a
ponerine
Ponerinae, the ponerine ants, 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 ...
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
ant
Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...
s distributed in the
Afrotropics
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
(including
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
) 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 both lift and drag while moving through air. Wings are defined by two shape characteristics, an airfoil section and a planform. Wing efficiency is expressed as lift-to-drag ratio, which compares the benefit ...
.
Species
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Euponera aenigmatica''
(Arnold, 1949)
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Euponera agnivo''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera antsiraka''
(Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013)
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Euponera brunoi''
Forel, 1913
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Euponera daraina''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera fossigera''
Mayr, 1901
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Euponera gorogota''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera grandis''
Donisthorpe, 1947
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Euponera haratsingy''
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''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
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Euponera weberi''
Bernard, 1953
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Euponera wroughtonii''
Forel, 1901
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Euponera zoro
''Euponera'' is a Ponerinae, 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 alate, winged.
Species
*''Euponera ae ...
''
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013
References
Ponerinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Asia
Hymenoptera of Africa
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